About block 968,684
Bitcoin block 968,684 was mined by AntPool on September 26, 2026 at 1:15 PM UTC, 3 min 15 s after block 968,683. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,541 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0104 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1354 BTC for this block.
Block 968,684 is number 1,005 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,011 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,316 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 228 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,100 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.