About block 968,423
Bitcoin block 968,423 was mined by SECPOOL on September 24, 2026 at 4:32 PM UTC, 3 min 39 s after block 968,422. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,422 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.9% 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 0.0128 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1378 BTC for this block.
Block 968,423 is number 744 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,272 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,577 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. SECPOOL found 41 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,484 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.