About block 969,222
Bitcoin block 969,222 was mined by SECPOOL on September 29, 2026 at 11:19 PM UTC, 2 min 20 s after block 969,221. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,481 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0065 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1315 BTC for this block.
Block 969,222 is number 1,543 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 473 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,778 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. SECPOOL found 35 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,370 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.