About block 968,496
Bitcoin block 968,496 was mined by Foundry USA on September 25, 2026 at 4:16 AM UTC, 4 min 22 s after block 968,495. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,405 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0090 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1340 BTC for this block.
Block 968,496 is number 817 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,199 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,504 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 236 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,373 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.