About block 968,931
Bitcoin block 968,931 was mined by SpiderPool on September 28, 2026 at 4:01 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 968,930. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,878 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0042 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1292 BTC for this block.
Block 968,931 is number 1,252 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 764 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,069 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. SpiderPool found 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,755 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.