About block 968,326
Bitcoin block 968,326 was mined by Foundry USA on September 23, 2026 at 11:02 PM UTC, 18 min 43 s after block 968,325. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,108 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0356 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1606 BTC for this block.
Block 968,326 is number 647 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,369 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,674 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 3,613 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.