About block 969,949
Bitcoin block 969,949 was mined by Foundry USA on October 5, 2026 at 3:50 AM UTC, 12 min 11 s after block 969,948. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,016 transactions in 1.46 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0157 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1407 BTC for this block.
Block 969,949 is number 254 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,762 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,051 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 1,643 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.