About block 968,196
Bitcoin block 968,196 was mined by Foundry USA on September 22, 2026 at 10:31 PM UTC, 23 min 30 s after block 968,195. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,438 transactions in 1.65 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 0.0307 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1557 BTC for this block.
Block 968,196 is number 517 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,499 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,804 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 236 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,799 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.