About block 968,779
Bitcoin block 968,779 was mined by Foundry USA on September 27, 2026 at 4:15 AM UTC, 39 min 53 s after block 968,778. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,124 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0284 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1534 BTC for this block.
Block 968,779 is number 1,100 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 916 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,221 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 2,972 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.