About block 969,050
Bitcoin block 969,050 was mined by Foundry USA on September 28, 2026 at 8:54 PM UTC, 14 min 30 s after block 969,049. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,665 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0279 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1529 BTC for this block.
Block 969,050 is number 1,371 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 645 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,950 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 2,585 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.