About block 968,809
Bitcoin block 968,809 was mined by Unknown on September 27, 2026 at 8:31 AM UTC, 1 min 52 s after block 968,808. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,589 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0056 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1306 BTC for this block.
Block 968,809 is number 1,130 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 886 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,191 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. Unknown found 8 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,922 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.