About block 968,897
Bitcoin block 968,897 was mined by Foundry USA on September 27, 2026 at 9:46 PM UTC, 15 min 44 s after block 968,896. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,470 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0229 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1479 BTC for this block.
Block 968,897 is number 1,218 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 798 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,103 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 259 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,799 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.