About block 969,786
Bitcoin block 969,786 was mined by Foundry USA on October 4, 2026 at 2:16 AM UTC, 28 min 21 s after block 969,785. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,591 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0476 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1726 BTC for this block.
Block 969,786 is number 91 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,925 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,214 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 258 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,811 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.