About block 968,086
Bitcoin block 968,086 was mined by MARA Pool on September 22, 2026 at 3:51 AM UTC, 3 min 25 s after block 968,085. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,413 transactions in 1.55 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 0.0148 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1398 BTC for this block.
Block 968,086 is number 407 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,609 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,914 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 53 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,976 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.