About block 968,228
Bitcoin block 968,228 was mined by AntPool on September 23, 2026 at 5:24 AM UTC, 8 min 14 s after block 968,227. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,531 transactions in 1.75 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0123 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1373 BTC for this block.
Block 968,228 is number 549 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,467 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,772 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 233 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,751 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.