About block 967,970
Bitcoin block 967,970 was mined by MARA Pool on September 21, 2026 at 9:30 AM UTC, 9 min 34 s after block 967,969. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,325 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.9% 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 0.0353 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1603 BTC for this block.
Block 967,970 is number 291 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,725 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 82,030 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. MARA Pool found 53 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4,149 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.