About block 968,016
Bitcoin block 968,016 was mined by F2Pool on September 21, 2026 at 4:01 PM UTC, 4 min 21 s after block 968,015. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,040 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0164 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1414 BTC for this block.
Block 968,016 is number 337 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,679 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,984 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. F2Pool found 168 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4,089 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.