About block 968,812
Bitcoin block 968,812 was mined by ViaBTC on September 27, 2026 at 8:44 AM UTC, 58 seconds after block 968,811. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,498 transactions in 1.48 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0045 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1295 BTC for this block.
Block 968,812 is number 1,133 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 883 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,188 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 100 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,919 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.