About block 968,533
Bitcoin block 968,533 was mined by ViaBTC on September 25, 2026 at 9:40 AM UTC, 9 min 52 s after block 968,532. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,087 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0382 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1632 BTC for this block.
Block 968,533 is number 854 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,162 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,467 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 94 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,310 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.