About block 968,689
Bitcoin block 968,689 was mined by ViaBTC on September 26, 2026 at 1:36 PM UTC, 4 min 29 s after block 968,688. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,383 transactions in 1.52 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 0.0088 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1338 BTC for this block.
Block 968,689 is number 1,010 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,006 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,311 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 97 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,094 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.