About block 969,056
Bitcoin block 969,056 was mined by OCEAN on September 28, 2026 at 10:12 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 969,055. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 606 transactions in 0.31 MB (20.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0058 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1308 BTC for this block.
Block 969,056 is number 1,377 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 639 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,944 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. OCEAN found 29 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,579 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.