About block 968,965
Bitcoin block 968,965 was mined by BTC.com on September 28, 2026 at 7:30 AM UTC, 8 min 25 s after block 968,964. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,237 transactions in 0.59 MB (39.8% 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 0.0102 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1352 BTC for this block.
Block 968,965 is number 1,286 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 730 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,035 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. BTC.com found 6 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,704 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.