About block 967,284
Bitcoin block 967,284 was mined by MARA Pool on September 16, 2026 at 1:37 PM UTC, 22 min 12 s after block 967,283. 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 4,221 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0350 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1600 BTC for this block.
Block 967,284 is number 1,621 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 395 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 82,716 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. MARA Pool found 52 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,205 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.