About block 968,746
Bitcoin block 968,746 was mined by Foundry USA on September 26, 2026 at 9:34 PM UTC, 5 min 19 s after block 968,745. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,171 transactions in 1.64 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 0.0136 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1386 BTC for this block.
Block 968,746 is number 1,067 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 949 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,254 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 3,020 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.