About block 968,444
Bitcoin block 968,444 was mined by Foundry USA on September 24, 2026 at 7:12 PM UTC, 10 min 28 s after block 968,443. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,719 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0196 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1446 BTC for this block.
Block 968,444 is number 765 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,251 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,556 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 235 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,455 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.