About block 968,794
Bitcoin block 968,794 was mined by Foundry USA on September 27, 2026 at 6:16 AM UTC, 2 min 8 s after block 968,793. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,474 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0072 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1322 BTC for this block.
Block 968,794 is number 1,115 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 901 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,206 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 252 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,948 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.