About block 967,838
Bitcoin block 967,838 was mined by ViaBTC on September 20, 2026 at 2:05 PM UTC, 24 min 58 s after block 967,837. 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 4,039 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0280 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1530 BTC for this block.
Block 967,838 is number 159 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,857 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 82,162 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. ViaBTC found 96 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4,359 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.