About block 969,525
Bitcoin block 969,525 was mined by AntPool on October 2, 2026 at 2:42 AM UTC, 40 seconds after block 969,524. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,206 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0048 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1298 BTC for this block.
Block 969,525 is number 1,846 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 170 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,475 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. AntPool found 213 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,067 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.