About block 968,275
Bitcoin block 968,275 was mined by OCEAN on September 23, 2026 at 12:59 PM UTC, 2 min 9 s after block 968,274. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 605 transactions in 0.28 MB (16.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0038 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1288 BTC for this block.
Block 968,275 is number 596 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,420 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,725 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 30 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,680 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.