About block 968,292
Bitcoin block 968,292 was mined by AntPool on September 23, 2026 at 4:18 PM UTC, 6 min 39 s after block 968,291. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,889 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0193 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1443 BTC for this block.
Block 968,292 is number 613 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,403 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,708 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 230 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,661 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.