About block 969,497
Bitcoin block 969,497 was mined by Foundry USA on October 1, 2026 at 10:34 PM UTC, 41 min 47 s after block 969,496. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,203 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 6.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0786 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.2036 BTC for this block.
Block 969,497 is number 1,818 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 198 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,503 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 2,095 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.