About block 968,997
Bitcoin block 968,997 was mined by F2Pool on September 28, 2026 at 12:42 PM UTC, 5 min 49 s after block 968,996. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,801 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0150 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1400 BTC for this block.
Block 968,997 is number 1,318 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 698 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,003 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. F2Pool found 163 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,660 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.