About block 969,402
Bitcoin block 969,402 was mined by Foundry USA on October 1, 2026 at 5:59 AM UTC, 9 min 5 s after block 969,401. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,804 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0137 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1387 BTC for this block.
Block 969,402 is number 1,723 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 293 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,598 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 2,190 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.