About block 968,759
Bitcoin block 968,759 was mined by Foundry USA on September 27, 2026 at 12:19 AM UTC, 34 min 46 s after block 968,758. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,704 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0335 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1585 BTC for this block.
Block 968,759 is number 1,080 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 936 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,241 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 3,003 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.