About block 969,432
Bitcoin block 969,432 was mined by Foundry USA on October 1, 2026 at 8:55 AM UTC, 3 seconds after block 969,431. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,179 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0076 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1326 BTC for this block.
Block 969,432 is number 1,753 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 263 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,568 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 2,160 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.