About block 969,072
Bitcoin block 969,072 was mined by Foundry USA on September 29, 2026 at 12:24 AM UTC, 5 min 48 s after block 969,071. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,444 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0103 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1353 BTC for this block.
Block 969,072 is number 1,393 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 623 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,928 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 259 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,557 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.