About block 969,405
Bitcoin block 969,405 was mined by Foundry USA on October 1, 2026 at 6:23 AM UTC, 5 min 40 s after block 969,404. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,127 transactions in 1.71 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 0.0105 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1355 BTC for this block.
Block 969,405 is number 1,726 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 290 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,595 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 2,192 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.