About block 969,257
Bitcoin block 969,257 was mined by Foundry USA on September 30, 2026 at 4:31 AM UTC, 9 min 15 s after block 969,256. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,861 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0098 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1348 BTC for this block.
Block 969,257 is number 1,578 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 438 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,743 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 2,335 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.