About block 969,095
Bitcoin block 969,095 was mined by Foundry USA on September 29, 2026 at 3:48 AM UTC, 14 min 35 s after block 969,094. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 5,500 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0148 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1398 BTC for this block.
Block 969,095 is number 1,416 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 600 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,905 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 258 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,527 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.