About block 968,988
Bitcoin block 968,988 was mined by Foundry USA on September 28, 2026 at 12:04 PM UTC, 27 min 54 s after block 968,987. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,684 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0469 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1719 BTC for this block.
Block 968,988 is number 1,309 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 707 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,012 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 261 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,672 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.