About block 968,717
Bitcoin block 968,717 was mined by Foundry USA on September 26, 2026 at 5:07 PM UTC, 4 min 37 s after block 968,716. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,269 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0133 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1383 BTC for this block.
Block 968,717 is number 1,038 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 978 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,283 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 249 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,056 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.