About block 968,451
Bitcoin block 968,451 was mined by ViaBTC on September 24, 2026 at 9:06 PM UTC, 8 min 0 s after block 968,450. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,959 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0374 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1624 BTC for this block.
Block 968,451 is number 772 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,244 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,549 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 100 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,443 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.