About block 968,340
Bitcoin block 968,340 was mined by AntPool on September 24, 2026 at 2:18 AM UTC, 4 min 7 s after block 968,339. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,564 transactions in 1.62 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 0.0125 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1375 BTC for this block.
Block 968,340 is number 661 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,355 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,660 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 3,592 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.