About block 969,207
Bitcoin block 969,207 was mined by Foundry USA on September 29, 2026 at 9:39 PM UTC, 12 min 6 s after block 969,206. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,177 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0441 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1691 BTC for this block.
Block 969,207 is number 1,528 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 488 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,793 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 2,385 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.