About block 969,240
Bitcoin block 969,240 was mined by Foundry USA on September 30, 2026 at 2:35 AM UTC, 2 min 22 s after block 969,239. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,867 transactions in 1.45 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0143 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1393 BTC for this block.
Block 969,240 is number 1,561 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 455 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,760 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 2,352 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.