About block 968,494
Bitcoin block 968,494 was mined by MARA Pool on September 25, 2026 at 4:06 AM UTC, 7 min 21 s after block 968,493. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,779 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0132 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1382 BTC for this block.
Block 968,494 is number 815 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,201 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,506 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. MARA Pool found 55 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,380 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.