About block 968,880
Bitcoin block 968,880 was mined by OCEAN on September 27, 2026 at 7:24 PM UTC, 7 min 54 s after block 968,879. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,950 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0144 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1394 BTC for this block.
Block 968,880 is number 1,201 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 815 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,120 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 30 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,820 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.