About block 969,142
Bitcoin block 969,142 was mined by Foundry USA on September 29, 2026 at 11:02 AM UTC, 2 min 45 s after block 969,141. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,472 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0188 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1438 BTC for this block.
Block 969,142 is number 1,463 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 553 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,858 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 257 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,464 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.