About block 968,126
Bitcoin block 968,126 was mined by Foundry USA on September 22, 2026 at 8:41 AM UTC, 16 min 55 s after block 968,125. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,676 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0257 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1507 BTC for this block.
Block 968,126 is number 447 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,569 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,874 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 3,912 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.