About block 969,157
Bitcoin block 969,157 was mined by Foundry USA on September 29, 2026 at 1:15 PM UTC, 34 min 50 s after block 969,156. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,315 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0456 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1706 BTC for this block.
Block 969,157 is number 1,478 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 538 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,843 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 2,443 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.