About block 969,117
Bitcoin block 969,117 was mined by Luxor on September 29, 2026 at 7:00 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 969,116. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,340 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0083 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1333 BTC for this block.
Block 969,117 is number 1,438 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 578 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,883 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. Luxor found 44 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,501 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.