About block 968,363
Bitcoin block 968,363 was mined by MARA Pool on September 24, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC, 9 min 35 s after block 968,362. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,531 transactions in 1.64 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 0.0118 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1368 BTC for this block.
Block 968,363 is number 684 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,332 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,637 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 51 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,565 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.