About block 969,274
Bitcoin block 969,274 was mined by Foundry USA on September 30, 2026 at 7:10 AM UTC, 46 min 22 s after block 969,273. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,405 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0470 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1720 BTC for this block.
Block 969,274 is number 1,595 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 421 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,726 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 2,318 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.