About block 969,876
Bitcoin block 969,876 was mined by Foundry USA on October 4, 2026 at 5:01 PM UTC, 3 min 41 s after block 969,875. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,509 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0096 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1346 BTC for this block.
Block 969,876 is number 181 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,835 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,124 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 1,721 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.