About block 969,857
Bitcoin block 969,857 was mined by Foundry USA on October 4, 2026 at 1:38 PM UTC, 3 min 59 s after block 969,856. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,148 transactions in 1.54 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 0.0078 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1328 BTC for this block.
Block 969,857 is number 162 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,854 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,143 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 1,735 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.