About block 967,686
Bitcoin block 967,686 was mined by AntPool on September 19, 2026 at 8:18 AM UTC, 20 min 16 s after block 967,685. 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 3,661 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.9% 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 0.0245 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1495 BTC for this block.
Block 967,686 is number 7 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 2,009 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 82,314 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 212 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4,583 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.