About block 969,099
Bitcoin block 969,099 was mined by AntPool on September 29, 2026 at 5:09 AM UTC, 3 min 38 s after block 969,098. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,926 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0106 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1356 BTC for this block.
Block 969,099 is number 1,420 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 596 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,901 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 214 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,523 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.