About block 969,021
Bitcoin block 969,021 was mined by Foundry USA on September 28, 2026 at 4:03 PM UTC, 16 min 3 s after block 969,020. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,586 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0349 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1599 BTC for this block.
Block 969,021 is number 1,342 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 674 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,979 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 2,624 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.