About block 968,096
Bitcoin block 968,096 was mined by OCEAN on September 22, 2026 at 4:50 AM UTC, 7 min 37 s after block 968,095. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 59 transactions in 0.03 MB (2.1% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0004 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1254 BTC for this block.
Block 968,096 is number 417 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,599 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,904 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. OCEAN found 34 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,958 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.