About block 969,629
Bitcoin block 969,629 was mined by Foundry USA on October 2, 2026 at 8:35 PM UTC, 26 min 18 s after block 969,628. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,164 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 6.00 sat/vB, up from 6.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0755 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.2005 BTC for this block.
Block 969,629 is number 1,950 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 66 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,371 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 258 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,968 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.