About block 968,382
Bitcoin block 968,382 was mined by AntPool on September 24, 2026 at 9:55 AM UTC, 14 seconds after block 968,381. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,274 transactions in 1.54 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 0.0041 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1291 BTC for this block.
Block 968,382 is number 703 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,313 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,618 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 224 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,535 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.