About block 968,878
Bitcoin block 968,878 was mined by NiceHash on September 27, 2026 at 7:10 PM UTC, 2 min 44 s after block 968,877. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,435 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0067 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, NiceHash earned 3.1317 BTC for this block.
Block 968,878 is number 1,199 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 817 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,122 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 2,824 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.