About block 968,031
Bitcoin block 968,031 was mined by ViaBTC on September 21, 2026 at 7:02 PM UTC, 8 min 53 s after block 968,030. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,181 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0369 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1619 BTC for this block.
Block 968,031 is number 352 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,664 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,969 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 4,063 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.