About block 969,538
Bitcoin block 969,538 was mined by Foundry USA on October 2, 2026 at 5:17 AM UTC, 1 min 27 s after block 969,537. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,130 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0111 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1361 BTC for this block.
Block 969,538 is number 1,859 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 157 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,462 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 2,054 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.