About block 968,694
Bitcoin block 968,694 was mined by MARA Pool on September 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM UTC, 3 min 17 s after block 968,693. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,651 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0060 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1310 BTC for this block.
Block 968,694 is number 1,015 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,001 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,306 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 3,089 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.