About block 968,338
Bitcoin block 968,338 was mined by Foundry USA on September 24, 2026 at 1:49 AM UTC, 6 min 4 s after block 968,337. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,756 transactions in 1.75 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0244 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1494 BTC for this block.
Block 968,338 is number 659 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,357 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,662 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 237 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,594 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.