About block 968,498
Bitcoin block 968,498 was mined by AntPool on September 25, 2026 at 4:29 AM UTC, 2 min 6 s after block 968,497. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,826 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0069 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1319 BTC for this block.
Block 968,498 is number 819 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,197 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,502 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 227 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,371 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.