About block 968,007
Bitcoin block 968,007 was mined by ViaBTC on September 21, 2026 at 3:16 PM UTC, 5 min 30 s after block 968,006. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,954 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0203 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1453 BTC for this block.
Block 968,007 is number 328 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,688 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,993 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 99 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4,100 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.