About block 969,971
Bitcoin block 969,971 was mined by Foundry USA on October 5, 2026 at 6:49 AM UTC, 3 min 8 s after block 969,970. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,553 transactions in 1.75 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0095 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1345 BTC for this block.
Block 969,971 is number 276 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,740 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,029 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 1,621 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.