About block 969,481
Bitcoin block 969,481 was mined by OCEAN on October 1, 2026 at 6:54 PM UTC, 28 seconds after block 969,480. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,495 transactions in 1.80 MB (99.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0153 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1403 BTC for this block.
Block 969,481 is number 1,802 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 214 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,519 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 2,116 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.