About block 968,845
Bitcoin block 968,845 was mined by Foundry USA on September 27, 2026 at 1:44 PM UTC, 3 min 44 s after block 968,844. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,522 transactions in 1.57 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 0.0195 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1445 BTC for this block.
Block 968,845 is number 1,166 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 850 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,155 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 254 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,870 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.