About block 969,861
Bitcoin block 969,861 was mined by Foundry USA on October 4, 2026 at 2:55 PM UTC, 27 min 1 s after block 969,860. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,023 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0410 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1660 BTC for this block.
Block 969,861 is number 166 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,850 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,139 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 1,731 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.