About block 968,839
Bitcoin block 968,839 was mined by F2Pool on September 27, 2026 at 12:13 PM UTC, 1 min 45 s after block 968,838. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,267 transactions in 1.45 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0063 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1313 BTC for this block.
Block 968,839 is number 1,160 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 856 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,161 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. F2Pool found 163 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,877 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.