About block 968,004
Bitcoin block 968,004 was mined by Foundry USA on September 21, 2026 at 2:53 PM UTC, 18 min 6 s after block 968,003. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,230 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0653 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1903 BTC for this block.
Block 968,004 is number 325 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,691 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,996 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. Foundry USA found 245 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4,103 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.