About block 968,453
Bitcoin block 968,453 was mined by Foundry USA on September 24, 2026 at 9:15 PM UTC, 9 min 13 s after block 968,452. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,695 transactions in 1.47 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0289 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1539 BTC for this block.
Block 968,453 is number 774 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,242 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,547 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 233 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,441 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.