About block 968,784
Bitcoin block 968,784 was mined by Foundry USA on September 27, 2026 at 5:35 AM UTC, 7 min 26 s after block 968,783. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,663 transactions in 1.47 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0313 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1563 BTC for this block.
Block 968,784 is number 1,105 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 911 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,216 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 252 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,958 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.