About block 968,253
Bitcoin block 968,253 was mined by AntPool on September 23, 2026 at 9:34 AM UTC, 5 min 18 s after block 968,252. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,607 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0120 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1370 BTC for this block.
Block 968,253 is number 574 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,442 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,747 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 228 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,711 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.