About block 969,647
Bitcoin block 969,647 was mined by Foundry USA on October 3, 2026 at 12:02 AM UTC, 31 min 52 s after block 969,646. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,480 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0567 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1817 BTC for this block.
Block 969,647 is number 1,968 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 48 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,353 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 1,950 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.