About block 969,102
Bitcoin block 969,102 was mined by Foundry USA on September 29, 2026 at 5:25 AM UTC, 10 min 33 s after block 969,101. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,236 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0157 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1407 BTC for this block.
Block 969,102 is number 1,423 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 593 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,898 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 258 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,520 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.