About block 968,011
Bitcoin block 968,011 was mined by AntPool on September 21, 2026 at 3:37 PM UTC, 6 min 46 s after block 968,010. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,572 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0191 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1441 BTC for this block.
Block 968,011 is number 332 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,684 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,989 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. AntPool found 220 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4,094 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.