About block 968,537
Bitcoin block 968,537 was mined by MARA Pool on September 25, 2026 at 9:57 AM UTC, 1 min 16 s after block 968,536. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,138 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0046 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1296 BTC for this block.
Block 968,537 is number 858 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,158 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,463 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 56 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,304 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.