About block 968,969
Bitcoin block 968,969 was mined by Luxor on September 28, 2026 at 8:46 AM UTC, 2 min 13 s after block 968,968. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,328 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0273 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1523 BTC for this block.
Block 968,969 is number 1,290 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 726 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,031 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. Luxor found 45 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,700 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.