About block 968,696
Bitcoin block 968,696 was mined by Foundry USA on September 26, 2026 at 2:05 PM UTC, 3 min 6 s after block 968,695. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,937 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0102 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1352 BTC for this block.
Block 968,696 is number 1,017 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 999 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,304 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 3,087 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.