About block 968,356
Bitcoin block 968,356 was mined by AntPool on September 24, 2026 at 4:52 AM UTC, 1 min 52 s after block 968,355. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,888 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0051 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1301 BTC for this block.
Block 968,356 is number 677 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,339 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,644 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 228 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,572 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.