About block 968,273
Bitcoin block 968,273 was mined by Foundry USA on September 23, 2026 at 12:50 PM UTC, 11 min 23 s after block 968,272. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,567 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0246 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1496 BTC for this block.
Block 968,273 is number 594 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,422 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,727 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 240 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,682 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.