About block 969,009
Bitcoin block 969,009 was mined by Binance Pool on September 28, 2026 at 2:49 PM UTC, 1 min 44 s after block 969,008. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,753 transactions in 1.98 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0164 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1414 BTC for this block.
Block 969,009 is number 1,330 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 686 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,991 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. Binance Pool found 8 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,643 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.