About block 968,471
Bitcoin block 968,471 was mined by Foundry USA on September 25, 2026 at 12:26 AM UTC, 44 min 20 s after block 968,470. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,551 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0540 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1790 BTC for this block.
Block 968,471 is number 792 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,224 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,529 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 233 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,412 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.