About block 968,523
Bitcoin block 968,523 was mined by AntPool on September 25, 2026 at 7:43 AM UTC, 6 min 31 s after block 968,522. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,686 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0109 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1359 BTC for this block.
Block 968,523 is number 844 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,172 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,477 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. AntPool found 228 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,328 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.