About block 969,116
Bitcoin block 969,116 was mined by Foundry USA on September 29, 2026 at 7:01 AM UTC, 6 min 11 s after block 969,115. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,179 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0047 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1297 BTC for this block.
Block 969,116 is number 1,437 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 579 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,884 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 257 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,504 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.