About block 969,012
Bitcoin block 969,012 was mined by AntPool on September 28, 2026 at 3:01 PM UTC, 4 min 41 s after block 969,011. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,254 transactions in 1.81 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0186 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1436 BTC for this block.
Block 969,012 is number 1,333 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 683 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,988 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. AntPool found 215 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,639 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.