About block 968,264
Bitcoin block 968,264 was mined by Foundry USA on September 23, 2026 at 11:12 AM UTC, 12 min 23 s after block 968,263. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,896 transactions in 1.78 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0174 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1424 BTC for this block.
Block 968,264 is number 585 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,431 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,736 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 3,696 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.