About block 969,524
Bitcoin block 969,524 was mined by Foundry USA on October 2, 2026 at 2:42 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 969,523. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,746 transactions in 1.41 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0043 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1293 BTC for this block.
Block 969,524 is number 1,845 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 171 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,476 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 2,068 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.