About block 968,731
Bitcoin block 968,731 was mined by AntPool on September 26, 2026 at 6:52 PM UTC, 1 min 53 s after block 968,730. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,751 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0046 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1296 BTC for this block.
Block 968,731 is number 1,052 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 964 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,269 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 3,037 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.