About block 968,996
Bitcoin block 968,996 was mined by AntPool on September 28, 2026 at 12:36 PM UTC, 2 min 38 s after block 968,995. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,563 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% 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 0.0081 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1331 BTC for this block.
Block 968,996 is number 1,317 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 699 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,004 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. AntPool found 216 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,664 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.