About block 968,116
Bitcoin block 968,116 was mined by Unknown on September 22, 2026 at 7:22 AM UTC, 5 min 39 s after block 968,115. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,159 transactions in 1.66 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 0.0135 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1385 BTC for this block.
Block 968,116 is number 437 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,579 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,884 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Unknown found 6 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,922 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.