About block 968,189
Bitcoin block 968,189 was mined by MARA Pool on September 22, 2026 at 9:29 PM UTC, 4 min 48 s after block 968,188. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,843 transactions in 1.56 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 0.0155 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1405 BTC for this block.
Block 968,189 is number 510 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,506 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,811 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 3,806 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.