About block 969,017
Bitcoin block 969,017 was mined by Foundry USA on September 28, 2026 at 3:33 PM UTC, 17 min 10 s after block 969,016. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,242 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0367 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1617 BTC for this block.
Block 969,017 is number 1,338 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 678 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,983 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 261 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,634 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.