About block 969,288
Bitcoin block 969,288 was mined by Foundry USA on September 30, 2026 at 9:31 AM UTC, 27 seconds after block 969,287. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,879 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0050 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1300 BTC for this block.
Block 969,288 is number 1,609 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 407 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,712 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 2,304 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.