About block 968,961
Bitcoin block 968,961 was mined by OCEAN on September 28, 2026 at 6:58 AM UTC, 1 min 26 s after block 968,960. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,229 transactions in 1.52 MB (100.0% 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 0.0053 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1303 BTC for this block.
Block 968,961 is number 1,282 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 734 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,039 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 29 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,714 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.