About block 968,365
Bitcoin block 968,365 was mined by Foundry USA on September 24, 2026 at 6:23 AM UTC, 16 min 43 s after block 968,364. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,019 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.1144 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.2394 BTC for this block.
Block 968,365 is number 686 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,330 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,635 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 3,563 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.