About block 968,716
Bitcoin block 968,716 was mined by AntPool on September 26, 2026 at 5:03 PM UTC, 3 min 56 s after block 968,715. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,941 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0140 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1390 BTC for this block.
Block 968,716 is number 1,037 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 979 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,284 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. AntPool found 229 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,057 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.