About block 969,400
Bitcoin block 969,400 was mined by OCEAN on October 1, 2026 at 5:48 AM UTC, 2 min 8 s after block 969,399. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 929 transactions in 0.63 MB (35.1% 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 0.0056 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1306 BTC for this block.
Block 969,400 is number 1,721 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 295 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,600 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. OCEAN found 27 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,192 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.