About block 968,490
Bitcoin block 968,490 was mined by Braiins Pool on September 25, 2026 at 3:45 AM UTC, 3 min 8 s after block 968,489. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,794 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0058 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1308 BTC for this block.
Block 968,490 is number 811 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,205 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,510 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,384 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.