About block 968,739
Bitcoin block 968,739 was mined by OCEAN on September 26, 2026 at 8:07 PM UTC, 2 min 9 s after block 968,738. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,398 transactions in 1.45 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0073 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1323 BTC for this block.
Block 968,739 is number 1,060 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 956 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,261 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 32 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,027 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.