About block 969,296
Bitcoin block 969,296 was mined by Foundry USA on September 30, 2026 at 10:54 AM UTC, 10 min 45 s after block 969,295. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,787 transactions in 1.68 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 0.0202 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1452 BTC for this block.
Block 969,296 is number 1,617 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 399 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,704 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 2,296 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.