About block 968,469
Bitcoin block 968,469 was mined by ViaBTC on September 24, 2026 at 11:41 PM UTC, 43 seconds after block 968,468. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,601 transactions in 1.51 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 0.0084 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1334 BTC for this block.
Block 968,469 is number 790 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,226 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,531 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. ViaBTC found 98 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,414 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.