About block 968,002
Bitcoin block 968,002 was mined by AntPool on September 21, 2026 at 2:31 PM UTC, 7 min 40 s after block 968,001. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,938 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.9% 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 0.0322 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1572 BTC for this block.
Block 968,002 is number 323 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,693 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,998 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. AntPool found 221 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4,105 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.