About block 968,013
Bitcoin block 968,013 was mined by F2Pool on September 21, 2026 at 3:49 PM UTC, 2 min 43 s after block 968,012. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,724 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0205 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1455 BTC for this block.
Block 968,013 is number 334 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,682 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,987 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. F2Pool found 168 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4,092 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.