About block 968,596
Bitcoin block 968,596 was mined by SECPOOL on September 25, 2026 at 11:29 PM UTC, 5 min 45 s after block 968,595. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,222 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0315 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1565 BTC for this block.
Block 968,596 is number 917 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,099 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,404 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. SECPOOL found 36 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,223 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.