About block 969,977
Bitcoin block 969,977 was mined by Foundry USA on October 5, 2026 at 7:21 AM UTC, 14 min 44 s after block 969,976. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,220 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0236 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1486 BTC for this block.
Block 969,977 is number 282 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,734 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,023 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 1,615 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.