About block 968,224
Bitcoin block 968,224 was mined by NiceHash on September 23, 2026 at 4:48 AM UTC, 6 min 50 s after block 968,223. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,500 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0241 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, NiceHash earned 3.1491 BTC for this block.
Block 968,224 is number 545 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,471 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,776 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. NiceHash found 1 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,755 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.