About block 968,124
Bitcoin block 968,124 was mined by AntPool on September 22, 2026 at 8:09 AM UTC, 4 min 45 s after block 968,123. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,767 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0145 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1395 BTC for this block.
Block 968,124 is number 445 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,571 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,876 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 225 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,914 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.