About block 969,362
Bitcoin block 969,362 was mined by Braiins Pool on September 30, 2026 at 11:13 PM UTC, 1 min 39 s after block 969,361. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,171 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0037 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1287 BTC for this block.
Block 969,362 is number 1,683 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 333 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,638 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,230 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.