About block 968,994
Bitcoin block 968,994 was mined by OCEAN on September 28, 2026 at 12:27 PM UTC, 31 seconds after block 968,993. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,749 transactions in 1.60 MB (100.0% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0042 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1292 BTC for this block.
Block 968,994 is number 1,315 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 701 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,006 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 30 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,666 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.