About block 968,506
Bitcoin block 968,506 was mined by OCEAN on September 25, 2026 at 5:05 AM UTC, 3 min 7 s after block 968,505. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 242 transactions in 0.10 MB (6.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0014 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1264 BTC for this block.
Block 968,506 is number 827 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,189 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,494 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 3,363 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.