About block 968,888
Bitcoin block 968,888 was mined by OCEAN on September 27, 2026 at 8:33 PM UTC, 1 min 8 s after block 968,887. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,496 transactions in 1.46 MB (99.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0047 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1297 BTC for this block.
Block 968,888 is number 1,209 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 807 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,112 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 30 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,812 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.