About block 969,040
Bitcoin block 969,040 was mined by ViaBTC on September 28, 2026 at 7:29 PM UTC, 2 min 12 s after block 969,039. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,702 transactions in 1.78 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0115 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1365 BTC for this block.
Block 969,040 is number 1,361 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 655 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,960 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 105 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,600 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.