About block 968,818
Bitcoin block 968,818 was mined by SECPOOL on September 27, 2026 at 9:02 AM UTC, 9 seconds after block 968,817. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,294 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0035 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1285 BTC for this block.
Block 968,818 is number 1,139 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 877 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,182 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. SECPOOL found 37 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,913 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.