About block 969,203
Bitcoin block 969,203 was mined by AntPool on September 29, 2026 at 9:08 PM UTC, 33 seconds after block 969,202. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,655 transactions in 1.84 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0110 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1360 BTC for this block.
Block 969,203 is number 1,524 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 492 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,797 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 2,389 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.