About block 968,861
Bitcoin block 968,861 was mined by Foundry USA on September 27, 2026 at 5:11 PM UTC, 20 min 12 s after block 968,860. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,706 transactions in 1.54 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 0.0306 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1556 BTC for this block.
Block 968,861 is number 1,182 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 834 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,139 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 253 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,849 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.