About block 969,430
Bitcoin block 969,430 was mined by Luxor on October 1, 2026 at 8:51 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 969,429. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,138 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0115 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1365 BTC for this block.
Block 969,430 is number 1,751 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 265 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,570 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. Luxor found 43 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,162 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.