About block 968,114
Bitcoin block 968,114 was mined by ViaBTC on September 22, 2026 at 6:53 AM UTC, 6 min 49 s after block 968,113. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,852 transactions in 1.47 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 0.0116 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1366 BTC for this block.
Block 968,114 is number 435 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,581 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,886 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 101 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,933 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.