About block 968,583
Bitcoin block 968,583 was mined by Foundry USA on September 25, 2026 at 8:13 PM UTC, 8 min 58 s after block 968,582. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,815 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0379 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1629 BTC for this block.
Block 968,583 is number 904 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,112 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,417 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 247 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,243 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.