About block 968,677
Bitcoin block 968,677 was mined by Braiins Pool on September 26, 2026 at 11:38 AM UTC, 9 min 59 s after block 968,676. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,280 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.8% 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 0.0182 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1432 BTC for this block.
Block 968,677 is number 998 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,018 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,323 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. Braiins Pool found 19 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,107 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.