About block 968,982
Bitcoin block 968,982 was mined by Foundry USA on September 28, 2026 at 10:38 AM UTC, 5 min 23 s after block 968,981. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,080 transactions in 1.55 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 0.0093 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1343 BTC for this block.
Block 968,982 is number 1,303 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 713 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,018 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 262 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,686 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.