About block 969,688
Bitcoin block 969,688 was mined by Foundry USA on October 3, 2026 at 6:48 AM UTC, 13 min 28 s after block 969,687. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,497 transactions in 1.74 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0195 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1445 BTC for this block.
Block 969,688 is number 2,009 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 7 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,312 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 1,909 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.