About block 968,646
Bitcoin block 968,646 was mined by MARA Pool on September 26, 2026 at 5:36 AM UTC, 5 min 21 s after block 968,645. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,270 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0085 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1335 BTC for this block.
Block 968,646 is number 967 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,049 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,354 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. MARA Pool found 59 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,152 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.