About block 968,271
Bitcoin block 968,271 was mined by Foundry USA on September 23, 2026 at 12:38 PM UTC, 12 min 59 s after block 968,270. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,346 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0338 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1588 BTC for this block.
Block 968,271 is number 592 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,424 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,729 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 3,685 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.