About block 968,039
Bitcoin block 968,039 was mined by AntPool on September 21, 2026 at 8:12 PM UTC, 8 min 33 s after block 968,038. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,321 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0267 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1517 BTC for this block.
Block 968,039 is number 360 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,656 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,961 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 222 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4,052 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.