About block 968,166
Bitcoin block 968,166 was mined by Foundry USA on September 22, 2026 at 5:04 PM UTC, 34 min 33 s after block 968,165. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,087 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0559 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1809 BTC for this block.
Block 968,166 is number 487 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,529 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,834 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 238 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,843 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.