About block 968,993
Bitcoin block 968,993 was mined by SECPOOL on September 28, 2026 at 12:27 PM UTC, 32 seconds after block 968,992. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,194 transactions in 1.65 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 0.0047 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1297 BTC for this block.
Block 968,993 is number 1,314 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 702 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,007 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 34 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,667 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.