About block 968,504
Bitcoin block 968,504 was mined by OCEAN on September 25, 2026 at 4:59 AM UTC, 1 min 59 s after block 968,503. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 288 transactions in 0.11 MB (6.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0032 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1282 BTC for this block.
Block 968,504 is number 825 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,191 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,496 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 29 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,365 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.