About block 969,763
Bitcoin block 969,763 was mined by Foundry USA on October 3, 2026 at 9:18 PM UTC, 6 min 9 s after block 969,762. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,111 transactions in 1.78 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0256 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1506 BTC for this block.
Block 969,763 is number 68 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,948 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,237 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 1,829 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.