About block 968,194
Bitcoin block 968,194 was mined by BTC.com on September 22, 2026 at 9:58 PM UTC, 6 min 24 s after block 968,193. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 811 transactions in 0.64 MB (28.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0082 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1332 BTC for this block.
Block 968,194 is number 515 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,501 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,806 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. BTC.com found 11 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,802 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.