About block 968,132
Bitcoin block 968,132 was mined by ViaBTC on September 22, 2026 at 10:23 AM UTC, 4 min 10 s after block 968,131. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,919 transactions in 1.53 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 0.0175 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1425 BTC for this block.
Block 968,132 is number 453 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,563 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,868 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 101 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,902 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.