About block 968,736
Bitcoin block 968,736 was mined by Foundry USA on September 26, 2026 at 7:40 PM UTC, 2 min 22 s after block 968,735. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,514 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0053 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1303 BTC for this block.
Block 968,736 is number 1,057 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 959 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,264 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 250 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,030 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.