About block 967,977
Bitcoin block 967,977 was mined by ViaBTC on September 21, 2026 at 10:30 AM UTC, 4 min 10 s after block 967,976. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,097 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% 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 0.0222 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1472 BTC for this block.
Block 967,977 is number 298 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,718 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 82,023 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 98 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4,135 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.