About block 968,821
Bitcoin block 968,821 was mined by NiceHash on September 27, 2026 at 9:15 AM UTC, 4 min 12 s after block 968,820. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,599 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0078 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, NiceHash earned 3.1328 BTC for this block.
Block 968,821 is number 1,142 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 874 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,179 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. NiceHash found 3 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,903 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.