About block 969,294
Bitcoin block 969,294 was mined by F2Pool on September 30, 2026 at 10:27 AM UTC, 3 min 56 s after block 969,293. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,919 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0108 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1358 BTC for this block.
Block 969,294 is number 1,615 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 401 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,706 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. F2Pool found 167 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,298 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.