About block 969,151
Bitcoin block 969,151 was mined by Foundry USA on September 29, 2026 at 12:05 PM UTC, 6 min 28 s after block 969,150. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,217 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0195 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1445 BTC for this block.
Block 969,151 is number 1,472 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 544 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,849 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 2,455 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.