About block 968,867
Bitcoin block 968,867 was mined by Binance Pool on September 27, 2026 at 5:50 PM UTC, 13 seconds after block 968,866. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,799 transactions in 1.59 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 0.0039 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1289 BTC for this block.
Block 968,867 is number 1,188 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 828 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,133 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. Binance Pool found 9 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,843 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.