About block 968,673
Bitcoin block 968,673 was mined by SpiderPool on September 26, 2026 at 10:33 AM UTC, 55 seconds after block 968,672. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,560 transactions in 1.45 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0056 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1306 BTC for this block.
Block 968,673 is number 994 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,022 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,327 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. SpiderPool found 44 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,117 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.