About block 968,672
Bitcoin block 968,672 was mined by Foundry USA on September 26, 2026 at 10:32 AM UTC, 14 min 45 s after block 968,671. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,263 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0244 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1494 BTC for this block.
Block 968,672 is number 993 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,023 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,328 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 3,118 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.