About block 968,981
Bitcoin block 968,981 was mined by Foundry USA on September 28, 2026 at 10:32 AM UTC, 8 min 48 s after block 968,980. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,617 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0209 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1459 BTC for this block.
Block 968,981 is number 1,302 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 714 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,019 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 2,687 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.