About block 969,078
Bitcoin block 969,078 was mined by MARA Pool on September 29, 2026 at 12:59 AM UTC, 6 min 56 s after block 969,077. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,195 transactions in 1.78 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0121 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1371 BTC for this block.
Block 969,078 is number 1,399 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 617 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,922 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. MARA Pool found 61 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,551 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.