About block 969,316
Bitcoin block 969,316 was mined by Foundry USA on September 30, 2026 at 4:12 PM UTC, 7 min 59 s after block 969,315. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,258 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0393 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1643 BTC for this block.
Block 969,316 is number 1,637 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 379 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,684 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 2,281 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.