About block 968,232
Bitcoin block 968,232 was mined by Braiins Pool on September 23, 2026 at 6:30 AM UTC, 6 min 52 s after block 968,231. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,035 transactions in 1.80 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0129 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1379 BTC for this block.
Block 968,232 is number 553 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,463 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,768 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. Braiins Pool found 14 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,944 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.