About block 968,403
Bitcoin block 968,403 was mined by OCEAN on September 24, 2026 at 2:36 PM UTC, 21 seconds after block 968,402. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,883 transactions in 1.69 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 0.0122 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1372 BTC for this block.
Block 968,403 is number 724 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,292 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,597 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. OCEAN found 30 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,506 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.