About block 969,427
Bitcoin block 969,427 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 1, 2026 at 8:35 AM UTC, 25 seconds after block 969,426. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 808 transactions in 2.11 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0028 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1278 BTC for this block.
Block 969,427 is number 1,748 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 268 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,573 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,165 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.