About block 969,913
Bitcoin block 969,913 was mined by Foundry USA on October 4, 2026 at 10:44 PM UTC, 9 min 36 s after block 969,912. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,908 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0170 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1420 BTC for this block.
Block 969,913 is number 218 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,798 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,087 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 1,679 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.