About block 969,192
Bitcoin block 969,192 was mined by AntPool on September 29, 2026 at 7:31 PM UTC, 9 min 22 s after block 969,191. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,960 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, down from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0521 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1771 BTC for this block.
Block 969,192 is number 1,513 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 503 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,808 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. AntPool found 213 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,400 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.