About block 968,238
Bitcoin block 968,238 was mined by Foundry USA on September 23, 2026 at 7:23 AM UTC, 12 min 35 s after block 968,237. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 5,141 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0169 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1419 BTC for this block.
Block 968,238 is number 559 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,457 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,762 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 238 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,733 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.