About block 968,176
Bitcoin block 968,176 was mined by Foundry USA on September 22, 2026 at 7:56 PM UTC, 10 min 47 s after block 968,175. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,222 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0454 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1704 BTC for this block.
Block 968,176 is number 497 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,519 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,824 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 237 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,826 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.