About block 969,262
Bitcoin block 969,262 was mined by Foundry USA on September 30, 2026 at 5:04 AM UTC, 7 min 37 s after block 969,261. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,312 transactions in 1.20 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 0.0282 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1532 BTC for this block.
Block 969,262 is number 1,583 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 433 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,738 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 2,330 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.