About block 968,211
Bitcoin block 968,211 was mined by Foundry USA on September 23, 2026 at 1:43 AM UTC, 7 min 10 s after block 968,210. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,205 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0129 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1379 BTC for this block.
Block 968,211 is number 532 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,484 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,789 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 3,777 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.