About block 968,833
Bitcoin block 968,833 was mined by ViaBTC on September 27, 2026 at 11:14 AM UTC, 3 min 48 s after block 968,832. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,302 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0090 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1340 BTC for this block.
Block 968,833 is number 1,154 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 862 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,167 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 104 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,883 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.