About block 968,954
Bitcoin block 968,954 was mined by MARA Pool on September 28, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC, 4 min 50 s after block 968,953. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,487 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0062 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1312 BTC for this block.
Block 968,954 is number 1,275 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 741 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,046 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 59 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,725 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.