About block 967,494
Bitcoin block 967,494 was mined by AntPool on September 18, 2026 at 3:48 AM UTC, 17 min 18 s after block 967,493. 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 2,651 transactions in 1.44 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 0.0195 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1445 BTC for this block.
Block 967,494 is number 1,831 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 185 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 82,506 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. AntPool found 211 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4,885 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.