About block 968,268
Bitcoin block 968,268 was mined by Foundry USA on September 23, 2026 at 11:44 AM UTC, 5 min 56 s after block 968,267. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,345 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0111 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1361 BTC for this block.
Block 968,268 is number 589 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,427 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,732 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 239 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,692 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.