About block 968,971
Bitcoin block 968,971 was mined by MARA Pool on September 28, 2026 at 9:19 AM UTC, 6 min 22 s after block 968,970. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,041 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0300 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1550 BTC for this block.
Block 968,971 is number 1,292 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 724 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,029 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. MARA Pool found 58 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,698 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.