About block 968,992
Bitcoin block 968,992 was mined by ViaBTC on September 28, 2026 at 12:26 PM UTC, 1 min 43 s after block 968,991. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,940 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0173 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1423 BTC for this block.
Block 968,992 is number 1,313 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 703 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,008 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. ViaBTC found 106 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,668 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.