About block 968,274
Bitcoin block 968,274 was mined by ViaBTC on September 23, 2026 at 12:57 PM UTC, 7 min 30 s after block 968,273. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,251 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0175 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1425 BTC for this block.
Block 968,274 is number 595 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,421 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,726 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. ViaBTC found 103 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,681 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.