About block 968,351
Bitcoin block 968,351 was mined by Foundry USA on September 24, 2026 at 4:33 AM UTC, 10 min 47 s after block 968,350. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,394 transactions in 1.66 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 0.0223 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1473 BTC for this block.
Block 968,351 is number 672 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,344 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,649 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 235 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,579 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.