About block 969,446
Bitcoin block 969,446 was mined by Foundry USA on October 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM UTC, 2 min 17 s after block 969,445. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,458 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, down from 8.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0559 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1809 BTC for this block.
Block 969,446 is number 1,767 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 249 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,554 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 257 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,146 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.