About block 969,045
Bitcoin block 969,045 was mined by SECPOOL on September 28, 2026 at 8:11 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 969,044. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,062 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0056 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1306 BTC for this block.
Block 969,045 is number 1,366 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 650 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,955 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. SECPOOL found 35 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,592 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.