About block 968,580
Bitcoin block 968,580 was mined by Binance Pool on September 25, 2026 at 7:38 PM UTC, 9 min 59 s after block 968,579. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,504 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0416 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1666 BTC for this block.
Block 968,580 is number 901 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,115 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,420 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. Binance Pool found 10 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,248 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.