About block 969,080
Bitcoin block 969,080 was mined by ViaBTC on September 29, 2026 at 1:10 AM UTC, 4 min 6 s after block 969,079. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,476 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0076 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1326 BTC for this block.
Block 969,080 is number 1,401 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 615 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,920 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. ViaBTC found 105 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,549 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.