About block 968,397
Bitcoin block 968,397 was mined by MARA Pool on September 24, 2026 at 1:45 PM UTC, 2 min 17 s after block 968,396. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,505 transactions in 1.81 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 6.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0442 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1692 BTC for this block.
Block 968,397 is number 718 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,298 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,603 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 3,515 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.