About block 968,425
Bitcoin block 968,425 was mined by OCEAN on September 24, 2026 at 4:42 PM UTC, 4 min 15 s after block 968,424. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,156 transactions in 0.53 MB (36.3% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0148 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1398 BTC for this block.
Block 968,425 is number 746 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,270 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,575 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 3,479 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.