About block 967,298
Bitcoin block 967,298 was mined by Foundry USA on September 16, 2026 at 4:03 PM UTC, 6 min 46 s after block 967,297. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,980 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0323 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1573 BTC for this block.
Block 967,298 is number 1,635 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 381 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 82,702 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. Foundry USA found 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5,190 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.