About block 969,211
Bitcoin block 969,211 was mined by SECPOOL on September 29, 2026 at 10:17 PM UTC, 5 min 50 s after block 969,210. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,973 transactions in 1.76 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0168 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1418 BTC for this block.
Block 969,211 is number 1,532 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 484 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,789 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. SECPOOL found 35 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,381 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.