About block 968,503
Bitcoin block 968,503 was mined by OCEAN on September 25, 2026 at 4:57 AM UTC, 8 min 32 s after block 968,502. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,492 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.7% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0227 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1477 BTC for this block.
Block 968,503 is number 824 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,192 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,497 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 29 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,366 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.