About block 968,000
Bitcoin block 968,000 was mined by SECPOOL on September 21, 2026 at 1:49 PM UTC, 1 min 38 s after block 967,999. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,344 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0154 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1404 BTC for this block.
Block 968,000 is number 321 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,695 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 82,000 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. SECPOOL found 35 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4,107 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.