About block 968,576
Bitcoin block 968,576 was mined by OCEAN on September 25, 2026 at 6:43 PM UTC, 6 min 29 s after block 968,575. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,141 transactions in 1.45 MB (99.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0321 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1571 BTC for this block.
Block 968,576 is number 897 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,119 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,424 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 30 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,252 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.