About block 968,263
Bitcoin block 968,263 was mined by F2Pool on September 23, 2026 at 10:59 AM UTC, 4 min 16 s after block 968,262. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,126 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0110 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1360 BTC for this block.
Block 968,263 is number 584 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,432 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,737 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. F2Pool found 173 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,697 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.