About block 968,500
Bitcoin block 968,500 was mined by ViaBTC on September 25, 2026 at 4:37 AM UTC, 3 min 40 s after block 968,499. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,765 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0091 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1341 BTC for this block.
Block 968,500 is number 821 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,195 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,500 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 97 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,369 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.