About block 967,259
Bitcoin block 967,259 was mined by ViaBTC on September 16, 2026 at 8:57 AM UTC, 15 min 14 s after block 967,258. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,926 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0233 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1483 BTC for this block.
Block 967,259 is number 1,596 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 420 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 82,741 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 91 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,253 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.