About block 968,311
Bitcoin block 968,311 was mined by SECPOOL on September 23, 2026 at 7:13 PM UTC, 58 seconds after block 968,310. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,351 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0058 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1308 BTC for this block.
Block 968,311 is number 632 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,384 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,689 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. SECPOOL found 40 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,633 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.