About block 968,860
Bitcoin block 968,860 was mined by SECPOOL on September 27, 2026 at 4:51 PM UTC, 50 seconds after block 968,859. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,319 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0131 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1381 BTC for this block.
Block 968,860 is number 1,181 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 835 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,140 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. SECPOOL found 36 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,850 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.