About block 969,200
Bitcoin block 969,200 was mined by AntPool on September 29, 2026 at 9:03 PM UTC, 8 min 14 s after block 969,199. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,953 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0456 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1706 BTC for this block.
Block 969,200 is number 1,521 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 495 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,800 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. AntPool found 213 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,392 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.