About block 968,753
Bitcoin block 968,753 was mined by AntPool on September 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM UTC, 8 min 34 s after block 968,752. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,975 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0135 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1385 BTC for this block.
Block 968,753 is number 1,074 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 942 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,247 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 228 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,009 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.