About block 969,874
Bitcoin block 969,874 was mined by Foundry USA on October 4, 2026 at 4:54 PM UTC, 14 min 37 s after block 969,873. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,122 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0232 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1482 BTC for this block.
Block 969,874 is number 179 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,837 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,126 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 1,718 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.