About block 969,076
Bitcoin block 969,076 was mined by Braiins Pool on September 29, 2026 at 12:48 AM UTC, 2 min 38 s after block 969,075. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,079 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0066 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1316 BTC for this block.
Block 969,076 is number 1,397 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 619 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,924 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. Braiins Pool found 16 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,553 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.