About block 968,925
Bitcoin block 968,925 was mined by AntPool on September 28, 2026 at 3:08 AM UTC, 7 min 23 s after block 968,924. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,162 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0127 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1377 BTC for this block.
Block 968,925 is number 1,246 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 770 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,075 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. AntPool found 217 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,762 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.