About block 969,772
Bitcoin block 969,772 was mined by Foundry USA on October 3, 2026 at 10:53 PM UTC, 14 min 24 s after block 969,771. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 5,558 transactions in 1.52 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 0.0248 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1498 BTC for this block.
Block 969,772 is number 77 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,939 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,228 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 257 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,820 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.