About block 968,260
Bitcoin block 968,260 was mined by Foundry USA on September 23, 2026 at 10:46 AM UTC, 4 min 31 s after block 968,259. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,942 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0116 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1366 BTC for this block.
Block 968,260 is number 581 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,435 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,740 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 3,700 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.