About block 969,921
Bitcoin block 969,921 was mined by Foundry USA on October 4, 2026 at 11:44 PM UTC, 9 min 30 s after block 969,920. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,272 transactions in 1.44 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0064 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1314 BTC for this block.
Block 969,921 is number 226 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,790 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,079 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 1,671 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.