About block 968,691
Bitcoin block 968,691 was mined by ViaBTC on September 26, 2026 at 1:49 PM UTC, 5 min 0 s after block 968,690. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,584 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0086 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1336 BTC for this block.
Block 968,691 is number 1,012 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,004 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,309 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 97 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,092 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.