About block 968,112
Bitcoin block 968,112 was mined by Foundry USA on September 22, 2026 at 6:37 AM UTC, 13 min 22 s after block 968,111. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,918 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0146 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1396 BTC for this block.
Block 968,112 is number 433 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,583 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,888 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 241 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,935 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.