About block 969,049
Bitcoin block 969,049 was mined by AntPool on September 28, 2026 at 8:40 PM UTC, 6 min 49 s after block 969,048. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,023 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0185 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1435 BTC for this block.
Block 969,049 is number 1,370 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 646 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,951 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 212 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,586 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.