About block 968,887
Bitcoin block 968,887 was mined by AntPool on September 27, 2026 at 8:32 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 968,886. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,670 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0117 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1367 BTC for this block.
Block 968,887 is number 1,208 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 808 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,113 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 2,813 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.