About block 968,699
Bitcoin block 968,699 was mined by Foundry USA on September 26, 2026 at 2:26 PM UTC, 8 min 26 s after block 968,698. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,648 transactions in 1.47 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0153 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1403 BTC for this block.
Block 968,699 is number 1,020 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 996 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,301 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 248 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,084 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.