About block 969,283
Bitcoin block 969,283 was mined by SpiderPool on September 30, 2026 at 8:47 AM UTC, 2 min 52 s after block 969,282. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,655 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0079 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1329 BTC for this block.
Block 969,283 is number 1,604 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 412 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,717 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. SpiderPool found 52 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,309 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.