About block 968,104
Bitcoin block 968,104 was mined by MARA Pool on September 22, 2026 at 5:45 AM UTC, 2 min 54 s after block 968,103. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,293 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0070 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1320 BTC for this block.
Block 968,104 is number 425 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,591 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,896 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 54 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,943 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.