About block 969,016
Bitcoin block 969,016 was mined by F2Pool on September 28, 2026 at 3:16 PM UTC, 3 min 7 s after block 969,015. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,859 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0112 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1362 BTC for this block.
Block 969,016 is number 1,337 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 679 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,984 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. F2Pool found 165 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,635 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.