About block 969,160
Bitcoin block 969,160 was mined by BTC.com on September 29, 2026 at 1:32 PM UTC, 6 min 58 s after block 969,159. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,584 transactions in 0.77 MB (42.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0098 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1348 BTC for this block.
Block 969,160 is number 1,481 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 535 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,840 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. BTC.com found 8 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,440 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.