About block 968,015
Bitcoin block 968,015 was mined by ViaBTC on September 21, 2026 at 3:57 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 968,014. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,418 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0102 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1352 BTC for this block.
Block 968,015 is number 336 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,680 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,985 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. ViaBTC found 100 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4,090 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.