About block 968,574
Bitcoin block 968,574 was mined by ULTIMUSPOOL on September 25, 2026 at 6:34 PM UTC, 5 min 28 s after block 968,573. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,999 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, down from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0481 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ULTIMUSPOOL earned 3.1731 BTC for this block.
Block 968,574 is number 895 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,121 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,426 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. ULTIMUSPOOL found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,254 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.