About block 969,251
Bitcoin block 969,251 was mined by SpiderPool on September 30, 2026 at 3:54 AM UTC, 22 seconds after block 969,250. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,070 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0034 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1284 BTC for this block.
Block 969,251 is number 1,572 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 444 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,749 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. SpiderPool found 52 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,341 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.