About block 969,599
Bitcoin block 969,599 was mined by Foundry USA on October 2, 2026 at 1:41 PM UTC, 22 seconds after block 969,598. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,626 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0060 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1310 BTC for this block.
Block 969,599 is number 1,920 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 96 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,401 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 1,993 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.