About block 969,030
Bitcoin block 969,030 was mined by SpiderPool on September 28, 2026 at 6:14 PM UTC, 7 min 39 s after block 969,029. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,834 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0360 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1610 BTC for this block.
Block 969,030 is number 1,351 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 665 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,970 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. SpiderPool found 48 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,612 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.