About block 968,265
Bitcoin block 968,265 was mined by Foundry USA on September 23, 2026 at 11:15 AM UTC, 3 min 0 s after block 968,264. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,064 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0123 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1373 BTC for this block.
Block 968,265 is number 586 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,430 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,735 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 3,695 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.