About block 969,028
Bitcoin block 969,028 was mined by OCEAN on September 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM UTC, 7 min 48 s after block 969,027. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,957 transactions in 1.78 MB (99.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, down from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0452 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1702 BTC for this block.
Block 969,028 is number 1,349 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 667 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,972 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. OCEAN found 29 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,614 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.