About block 968,438
Bitcoin block 968,438 was mined by ViaBTC on September 24, 2026 at 6:44 PM UTC, 5 min 2 s after block 968,437. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,794 transactions in 1.50 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 0.0156 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1406 BTC for this block.
Block 968,438 is number 759 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,257 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,562 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 101 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,461 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.