About block 967,973
Bitcoin block 967,973 was mined by OCEAN on September 21, 2026 at 9:53 AM UTC, 5 min 38 s after block 967,972. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,099 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0210 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1460 BTC for this block.
Block 967,973 is number 294 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,722 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 82,027 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. OCEAN found 36 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4,140 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.