About block 968,333
Bitcoin block 968,333 was mined by AntPool on September 24, 2026 at 12:17 AM UTC, 5 min 55 s after block 968,332. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,033 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0139 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1389 BTC for this block.
Block 968,333 is number 654 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,362 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,667 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 227 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,599 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.