About block 969,585
Bitcoin block 969,585 was mined by Foundry USA on October 2, 2026 at 12:06 PM UTC, 15 min 15 s after block 969,584. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,296 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0318 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1568 BTC for this block.
Block 969,585 is number 1,906 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 110 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,415 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 2,007 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.