About block 969,999
Bitcoin block 969,999 was mined by Foundry USA on October 5, 2026 at 10:44 AM UTC, 12 min 15 s after block 969,998. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,290 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 0.0223 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1473 BTC for this block.
Block 969,999 is number 304 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,712 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,001 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 258 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,598 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.