About block 969,022
Bitcoin block 969,022 was mined by Luxor on September 28, 2026 at 4:11 PM UTC, 7 min 50 s after block 969,021. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,374 transactions in 1.74 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 0.0226 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1476 BTC for this block.
Block 969,022 is number 1,343 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 673 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,978 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. Luxor found 43 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,623 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.