About block 968,175
Bitcoin block 968,175 was mined by Luxor on September 22, 2026 at 7:45 PM UTC, 3 min 49 s after block 968,174. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,215 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0415 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1665 BTC for this block.
Block 968,175 is number 496 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,520 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,825 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. Luxor found 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,827 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.