About block 969,188
Bitcoin block 969,188 was mined by Braiins Pool on September 29, 2026 at 6:11 PM UTC, 1 min 26 s after block 969,187. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,720 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0237 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1487 BTC for this block.
Block 969,188 is number 1,509 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 507 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,812 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,404 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.