About block 969,824
Bitcoin block 969,824 was mined by Foundry USA on October 4, 2026 at 9:43 AM UTC, 10 min 50 s after block 969,823. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 6,083 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0132 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1382 BTC for this block.
Block 969,824 is number 129 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,887 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,176 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 1,768 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.