About block 969,311
Bitcoin block 969,311 was mined by Foundry USA on September 30, 2026 at 3:20 PM UTC, 22 min 22 s after block 969,310. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,048 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, up from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0743 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1993 BTC for this block.
Block 969,311 is number 1,632 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 384 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,689 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 258 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,286 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.