About block 968,609
Bitcoin block 968,609 was mined by Foundry USA on September 26, 2026 at 12:35 AM UTC, 12 min 11 s after block 968,608. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,859 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0188 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1438 BTC for this block.
Block 968,609 is number 930 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,086 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,391 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 248 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,204 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.