About block 968,688
Bitcoin block 968,688 was mined by Foundry USA on September 26, 2026 at 1:32 PM UTC, 4 min 49 s after block 968,687. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,956 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0176 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1426 BTC for this block.
Block 968,688 is number 1,009 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,007 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,312 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 3,095 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.