About block 968,763
Bitcoin block 968,763 was mined by AntPool on September 27, 2026 at 12:37 AM UTC, 1 min 38 s after block 968,762. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,950 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0045 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1295 BTC for this block.
Block 968,763 is number 1,084 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 932 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,237 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 2,994 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.