About block 968,130
Bitcoin block 968,130 was mined by Braiins Pool on September 22, 2026 at 10:05 AM UTC, 19 min 4 s after block 968,129. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,987 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0391 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1641 BTC for this block.
Block 968,130 is number 451 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,565 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,870 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. Braiins Pool found 15 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,904 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.