About block 969,573
Bitcoin block 969,573 was mined by Foundry USA on October 2, 2026 at 10:36 AM UTC, 3 min 11 s after block 969,572. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,852 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0225 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1475 BTC for this block.
Block 969,573 is number 1,894 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 122 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,427 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 2,019 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.