About block 969,046
Bitcoin block 969,046 was mined by SECPOOL on September 28, 2026 at 8:14 PM UTC, 3 min 1 s after block 969,045. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,381 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0093 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1343 BTC for this block.
Block 969,046 is number 1,367 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 649 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,954 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 2,591 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.