About block 968,817
Bitcoin block 968,817 was mined by MARA Pool on September 27, 2026 at 9:02 AM UTC, 3 min 31 s after block 968,816. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,650 transactions in 1.76 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0089 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1339 BTC for this block.
Block 968,817 is number 1,138 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 878 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,183 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. MARA Pool found 61 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,915 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.