About block 968,827
Bitcoin block 968,827 was mined by Foundry USA on September 27, 2026 at 10:15 AM UTC, 4 min 59 s after block 968,826. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,822 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0065 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1315 BTC for this block.
Block 968,827 is number 1,148 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 868 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,173 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 2,897 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.