About block 969,492
Bitcoin block 969,492 was mined by Binance Pool on October 1, 2026 at 8:37 PM UTC, 8 min 36 s after block 969,491. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,261 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0341 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1591 BTC for this block.
Block 969,492 is number 1,813 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 203 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,508 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. Binance Pool found 7 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,105 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.