About block 967,609
Bitcoin block 967,609 was mined by AntPool on September 18, 2026 at 8:39 PM UTC, 11 min 12 s after block 967,608. 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 3,119 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0266 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1516 BTC for this block.
Block 967,609 is number 1,946 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 70 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 82,391 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 209 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4,708 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.