About block 968,776
Bitcoin block 968,776 was mined by SECPOOL on September 27, 2026 at 3:18 AM UTC, 5 min 23 s after block 968,775. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,223 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0078 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1328 BTC for this block.
Block 968,776 is number 1,097 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 919 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,224 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. SECPOOL found 38 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,975 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.