About block 968,601
Bitcoin block 968,601 was mined by F2Pool on September 25, 2026 at 11:37 PM UTC, 1 seconds after block 968,600. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,967 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0049 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1299 BTC for this block.
Block 968,601 is number 922 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,094 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,399 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. F2Pool found 170 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,217 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.