About block 968,669
Bitcoin block 968,669 was mined by MARA Pool on September 26, 2026 at 9:58 AM UTC, 8 min 2 s after block 968,668. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,333 transactions in 1.75 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0159 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1409 BTC for this block.
Block 968,669 is number 990 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,026 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,331 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 3,121 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.