About block 969,511
Bitcoin block 969,511 was mined by ViaBTC on October 2, 2026 at 12:51 AM UTC, 3 min 30 s after block 969,510. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,019 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 0.0101 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1351 BTC for this block.
Block 969,511 is number 1,832 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 184 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,489 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. ViaBTC found 106 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,081 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.