About block 968,256
Bitcoin block 968,256 was mined by Foundry USA on September 23, 2026 at 10:33 AM UTC, 49 min 50 s after block 968,255. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,566 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0515 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1765 BTC for this block.
Block 968,256 is number 577 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,439 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,744 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 239 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,708 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.