About block 968,973
Bitcoin block 968,973 was mined by AntPool on September 28, 2026 at 9:27 AM UTC, 5 min 53 s after block 968,972. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,479 transactions in 1.81 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0225 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1475 BTC for this block.
Block 968,973 is number 1,294 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 722 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,027 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. AntPool found 216 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,696 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.