About block 968,697
Bitcoin block 968,697 was mined by F2Pool on September 26, 2026 at 2:12 PM UTC, 6 min 23 s after block 968,696. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,831 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0061 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1311 BTC for this block.
Block 968,697 is number 1,018 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 998 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,303 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. F2Pool found 168 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,086 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.