About block 968,655
Bitcoin block 968,655 was mined by AntPool on September 26, 2026 at 7:11 AM UTC, 5 min 12 s after block 968,654. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,102 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0093 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1343 BTC for this block.
Block 968,655 is number 976 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,040 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,345 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 227 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,139 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.