About block 969,519
Bitcoin block 969,519 was mined by Foundry USA on October 2, 2026 at 1:51 AM UTC, 15 min 59 s after block 969,518. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,112 transactions in 1.47 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0338 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1588 BTC for this block.
Block 969,519 is number 1,840 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 176 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,481 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 2,073 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.