About block 969,201
Bitcoin block 969,201 was mined by ViaBTC on September 29, 2026 at 9:04 PM UTC, 25 seconds after block 969,200. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,904 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0179 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1429 BTC for this block.
Block 969,201 is number 1,522 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 494 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,799 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. ViaBTC found 107 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,396 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.