About block 968,678
Bitcoin block 968,678 was mined by Foundry USA on September 26, 2026 at 11:59 AM UTC, 20 min 29 s after block 968,677. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,151 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0360 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1610 BTC for this block.
Block 968,678 is number 999 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,017 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,322 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 248 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,106 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.