About block 968,465
Bitcoin block 968,465 was mined by ViaBTC on September 24, 2026 at 11:24 PM UTC, 6 min 51 s after block 968,464. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,918 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0135 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1385 BTC for this block.
Block 968,465 is number 786 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,230 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,535 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 98 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,418 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.