About block 968,332
Bitcoin block 968,332 was mined by SECPOOL on September 24, 2026 at 12:11 AM UTC, 3 min 18 s after block 968,331. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,716 transactions in 1.76 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0100 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1350 BTC for this block.
Block 968,332 is number 653 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,363 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,668 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. SECPOOL found 41 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,600 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.