About block 968,146
Bitcoin block 968,146 was mined by MARA Pool on September 22, 2026 at 1:15 PM UTC, 2 min 5 s after block 968,145. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,193 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0135 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1385 BTC for this block.
Block 968,146 is number 467 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,549 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,854 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 22 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 3,878 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.