About block 969,415
Bitcoin block 969,415 was mined by Foundry USA on October 1, 2026 at 7:23 AM UTC, 30 seconds after block 969,414. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,492 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0032 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1282 BTC for this block.
Block 969,415 is number 1,736 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 280 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,585 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 2,182 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.