About block 968,499
Bitcoin block 968,499 was mined by SpiderPool on September 25, 2026 at 4:34 AM UTC, 4 min 37 s after block 968,498. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,904 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0082 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1332 BTC for this block.
Block 968,499 is number 820 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,196 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,501 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. SpiderPool found 49 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,370 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.