About block 968,513
Bitcoin block 968,513 was mined by ViaBTC on September 25, 2026 at 6:01 AM UTC, 2 min 49 s after block 968,512. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,886 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0088 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1338 BTC for this block.
Block 968,513 is number 834 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,182 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,487 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 96 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,347 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.