About block 968,404
Bitcoin block 968,404 was mined by AntPool on September 24, 2026 at 2:40 PM UTC, 4 min 13 s after block 968,403. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,660 transactions in 1.82 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0265 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1515 BTC for this block.
Block 968,404 is number 725 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,291 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,596 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 225 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,505 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.