About block 968,627
Bitcoin block 968,627 was mined by Foundry USA on September 26, 2026 at 2:58 AM UTC, 11 min 14 s after block 968,626. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,267 transactions in 1.47 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0236 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1486 BTC for this block.
Block 968,627 is number 948 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,068 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,373 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 246 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,183 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.