About block 967,981
Bitcoin block 967,981 was mined by Foundry USA on September 21, 2026 at 11:48 AM UTC, 6 min 35 s after block 967,980. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,944 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% 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 0.0320 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1570 BTC for this block.
Block 967,981 is number 302 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,714 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 82,019 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. Foundry USA found 243 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4,131 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.