About block 967,980
Bitcoin block 967,980 was mined by AntPool on September 21, 2026 at 11:42 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 967,979. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,756 transactions in 1.76 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0292 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1542 BTC for this block.
Block 967,980 is number 301 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,715 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 82,020 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 223 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4,132 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.