About block 968,956
Bitcoin block 968,956 was mined by Foundry USA on September 28, 2026 at 6:28 AM UTC, 16 min 42 s after block 968,955. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 6,021 transactions in 1.48 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0136 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1386 BTC for this block.
Block 968,956 is number 1,277 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 739 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,044 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 262 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,723 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.