About block 969,914
Bitcoin block 969,914 was mined by Foundry USA on October 4, 2026 at 10:50 PM UTC, 5 min 57 s after block 969,913. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,048 transactions in 1.39 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0095 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1345 BTC for this block.
Block 969,914 is number 219 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,797 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,086 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 1,683 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.