About block 968,795
Bitcoin block 968,795 was mined by AntPool on September 27, 2026 at 6:22 AM UTC, 5 min 47 s after block 968,794. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,440 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0078 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1328 BTC for this block.
Block 968,795 is number 1,116 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 900 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,205 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 2,947 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.