About block 968,628
Bitcoin block 968,628 was mined by ViaBTC on September 26, 2026 at 3:08 AM UTC, 9 min 40 s after block 968,627. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,367 transactions in 0.72 MB (42.7% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0106 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1356 BTC for this block.
Block 968,628 is number 949 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,067 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,372 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 99 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,179 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.