About block 969,424
Bitcoin block 969,424 was mined by BTC.com on October 1, 2026 at 8:36 AM UTC, 2 min 30 s after block 969,423. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 23 transactions in 0.01 MB (0.4% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0001 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1251 BTC for this block.
Block 969,424 is number 1,745 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 271 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,576 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. BTC.com found 8 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,173 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.