About block 968,835
Bitcoin block 968,835 was mined by SpiderPool on September 27, 2026 at 11:20 AM UTC, 2 min 16 s after block 968,834. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,983 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0051 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1301 BTC for this block.
Block 968,835 is number 1,156 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 860 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,165 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. SpiderPool found 46 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,881 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.