About block 968,798
Bitcoin block 968,798 was mined by F2Pool on September 27, 2026 at 6:31 AM UTC, 2 min 51 s after block 968,797. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,802 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0056 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1306 BTC for this block.
Block 968,798 is number 1,119 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 897 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,202 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. F2Pool found 165 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,937 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.