About block 968,073
Bitcoin block 968,073 was mined by Foundry USA on September 22, 2026 at 1:36 AM UTC, 7 min 37 s after block 968,072. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,991 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0197 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1447 BTC for this block.
Block 968,073 is number 394 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,622 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,927 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 238 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,996 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.