About block 968,985
Bitcoin block 968,985 was mined by SpiderPool on September 28, 2026 at 11:24 AM UTC, 5 seconds after block 968,984. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1 transactions in 0.00 MB (0.0% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0000 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1250 BTC for this block.
Block 968,985 is number 1,306 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 710 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,015 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. SpiderPool found 46 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,680 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.