About block 969,507
Bitcoin block 969,507 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 2, 2026 at 12:27 AM UTC, 8 min 37 s after block 969,506. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,156 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0404 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1654 BTC for this block.
Block 969,507 is number 1,828 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 188 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,493 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 2,085 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.