About block 968,065
Bitcoin block 968,065 was mined by AntPool on September 22, 2026 at 12:28 AM UTC, 6 min 0 s after block 968,064. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,750 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% 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 0.0121 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1371 BTC for this block.
Block 968,065 is number 386 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,630 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,935 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 224 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4,009 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.