About block 968,966
Bitcoin block 968,966 was mined by MARA Pool on September 28, 2026 at 7:32 AM UTC, 2 min 23 s after block 968,965. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,596 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.9% 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 0.0076 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1326 BTC for this block.
Block 968,966 is number 1,287 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 729 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,034 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 58 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,703 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.