About block 969,115
Bitcoin block 969,115 was mined by SpiderPool on September 29, 2026 at 6:55 AM UTC, 44 seconds after block 969,114. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,676 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% 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 0.0043 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1293 BTC for this block.
Block 969,115 is number 1,436 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 580 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,885 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. SpiderPool found 50 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,505 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.