About block 968,891
Bitcoin block 968,891 was mined by Braiins Pool on September 27, 2026 at 9:03 PM UTC, 5 min 3 s after block 968,890. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,146 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0098 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1348 BTC for this block.
Block 968,891 is number 1,212 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 804 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,109 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,808 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.