About block 968,995
Bitcoin block 968,995 was mined by MARA Pool on September 28, 2026 at 12:34 PM UTC, 6 min 22 s after block 968,994. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,866 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0166 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1416 BTC for this block.
Block 968,995 is number 1,316 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 700 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,005 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 2,665 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.