About block 968,463
Bitcoin block 968,463 was mined by AntPool on September 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM UTC, 2 min 57 s after block 968,462. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,654 transactions in 1.60 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 0.0132 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1382 BTC for this block.
Block 968,463 is number 784 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,232 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,537 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 230 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,420 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.