About block 968,870
Bitcoin block 968,870 was mined by ViaBTC on September 27, 2026 at 6:29 PM UTC, 8 min 10 s after block 968,869. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,338 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0142 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1392 BTC for this block.
Block 968,870 is number 1,191 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 825 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,130 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 103 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,835 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.