About block 968,687
Bitcoin block 968,687 was mined by OCEAN on September 26, 2026 at 1:27 PM UTC, 7 min 59 s after block 968,686. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 348 transactions in 0.16 MB (9.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0030 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1280 BTC for this block.
Block 968,687 is number 1,008 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,008 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,313 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. OCEAN found 32 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,097 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.