About block 968,967
Bitcoin block 968,967 was mined by Foundry USA on September 28, 2026 at 8:23 AM UTC, 50 min 29 s after block 968,966. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,693 transactions in 1.39 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0588 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1838 BTC for this block.
Block 968,967 is number 1,288 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 728 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,033 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 263 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,702 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.