About block 969,421
Bitcoin block 969,421 was mined by OCEAN on October 1, 2026 at 8:19 AM UTC, 4 min 24 s after block 969,420. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,991 transactions in 1.49 MB (100.0% 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 0.0106 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1356 BTC for this block.
Block 969,421 is number 1,742 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 274 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,579 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. OCEAN found 27 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,171 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.