About block 969,198
Bitcoin block 969,198 was mined by AntPool on September 29, 2026 at 8:37 PM UTC, 2 min 28 s after block 969,197. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,349 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.9% 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 0.0239 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1489 BTC for this block.
Block 969,198 is number 1,519 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 497 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,802 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 2,394 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.