About block 968,254
Bitcoin block 968,254 was mined by MARA Pool on September 23, 2026 at 9:38 AM UTC, 4 min 3 s after block 968,253. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,165 transactions in 1.59 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 0.0093 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1343 BTC for this block.
Block 968,254 is number 575 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,441 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,746 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. MARA Pool found 53 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,710 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.