About block 968,929
Bitcoin block 968,929 was mined by AntPool on September 28, 2026 at 3:57 AM UTC, 7 min 58 s after block 968,928. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,848 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.9% 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 0.0122 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1372 BTC for this block.
Block 968,929 is number 1,250 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 766 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,071 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 216 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,757 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.