About block 968,008
Bitcoin block 968,008 was mined by Braiins Pool on September 21, 2026 at 3:25 PM UTC, 9 min 15 s after block 968,007. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,698 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0286 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1536 BTC for this block.
Block 968,008 is number 329 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,687 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,992 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. Braiins Pool found 16 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4,097 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.