About block 968,277
Bitcoin block 968,277 was mined by AntPool on September 23, 2026 at 1:14 PM UTC, 6 min 29 s after block 968,276. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,369 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0268 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1518 BTC for this block.
Block 968,277 is number 598 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,418 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,723 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 3,678 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.