About block 969,873
Bitcoin block 969,873 was mined by Foundry USA on October 4, 2026 at 4:40 PM UTC, 10 min 19 s after block 969,872. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,243 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0205 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1455 BTC for this block.
Block 969,873 is number 178 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,838 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,127 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 1,724 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.