About block 968,058
Bitcoin block 968,058 was mined by MARA Pool on September 21, 2026 at 11:38 PM UTC, 5 min 4 s after block 968,057. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,834 transactions in 1.81 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 0.0109 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1359 BTC for this block.
Block 968,058 is number 379 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,637 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,942 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. MARA Pool found 55 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4,016 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.