About block 968,197
Bitcoin block 968,197 was mined by Braiins Pool on September 22, 2026 at 10:42 PM UTC, 10 min 51 s after block 968,196. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,823 transactions in 1.56 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 0.0269 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1519 BTC for this block.
Block 968,197 is number 518 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,498 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,803 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 14 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,798 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.