About block 968,917
Bitcoin block 968,917 was mined by F2Pool on September 28, 2026 at 1:43 AM UTC, 48 seconds after block 968,916. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,689 transactions in 1.42 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0047 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1297 BTC for this block.
Block 968,917 is number 1,238 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 778 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,083 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 2,771 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.