About block 968,239
Bitcoin block 968,239 was mined by Binance Pool on September 23, 2026 at 7:33 AM UTC, 9 min 50 s after block 968,238. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,713 transactions in 1.26 MB (68.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0149 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1399 BTC for this block.
Block 968,239 is number 560 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,456 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,761 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. Binance Pool found 10 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,731 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.