About block 968,850
Bitcoin block 968,850 was mined by Unknown on September 27, 2026 at 2:30 PM UTC, 4 min 14 s after block 968,849. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,309 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0091 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1341 BTC for this block.
Block 968,850 is number 1,171 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 845 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,150 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. Unknown found 8 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,864 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.