About block 968,643
Bitcoin block 968,643 was mined by Foundry USA on September 26, 2026 at 5:05 AM UTC, 9 min 21 s after block 968,642. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,639 transactions in 1.48 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0150 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1400 BTC for this block.
Block 968,643 is number 964 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,052 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,357 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 245 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,155 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.