About block 968,936
Bitcoin block 968,936 was mined by SECPOOL on September 28, 2026 at 4:22 AM UTC, 2 min 54 s after block 968,935. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,932 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0072 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1322 BTC for this block.
Block 968,936 is number 1,257 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 759 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,064 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. SECPOOL found 36 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,750 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.