About block 968,872
Bitcoin block 968,872 was mined by AntPool on September 27, 2026 at 6:35 PM UTC, 1 min 55 s after block 968,871. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,582 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0070 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1320 BTC for this block.
Block 968,872 is number 1,193 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 823 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,128 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. AntPool found 220 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,833 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.