About block 968,032
Bitcoin block 968,032 was mined by Foundry USA on September 21, 2026 at 7:08 PM UTC, 5 min 35 s after block 968,031. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,352 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% 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 0.0284 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1534 BTC for this block.
Block 968,032 is number 353 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,663 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,968 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. Foundry USA found 242 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4,059 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.