About block 969,939
Bitcoin block 969,939 was mined by Foundry USA on October 5, 2026 at 2:04 AM UTC, 42 seconds after block 969,938. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,533 transactions in 1.73 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 0.0048 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1298 BTC for this block.
Block 969,939 is number 244 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,772 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,061 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 257 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,653 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.