About block 969,008
Bitcoin block 969,008 was mined by Foundry USA on September 28, 2026 at 2:48 PM UTC, 7 min 45 s after block 969,007. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,916 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0319 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1569 BTC for this block.
Block 969,008 is number 1,329 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 687 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,992 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 260 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,646 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.