About block 969,862
Bitcoin block 969,862 was mined by Foundry USA on October 4, 2026 at 2:59 PM UTC, 4 min 1 s after block 969,861. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,774 transactions in 1.42 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0180 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1430 BTC for this block.
Block 969,862 is number 167 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,849 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,138 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 258 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,735 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.