About block 968,875
Bitcoin block 968,875 was mined by Foundry USA on September 27, 2026 at 6:54 PM UTC, 4 min 35 s after block 968,874. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,404 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 0.0089 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1339 BTC for this block.
Block 968,875 is number 1,196 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 820 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,125 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 256 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,830 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.