About block 968,521
Bitcoin block 968,521 was mined by Luxor on September 25, 2026 at 7:34 AM UTC, 3 min 13 s after block 968,520. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,374 transactions in 1.85 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 0.0079 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1329 BTC for this block.
Block 968,521 is number 842 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,174 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,479 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. Luxor found 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,333 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.