About block 969,529
Bitcoin block 969,529 was mined by Luxor on October 2, 2026 at 4:03 AM UTC, 7 min 7 s after block 969,528. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,541 transactions in 1.25 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0302 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1552 BTC for this block.
Block 969,529 is number 1,850 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 166 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,471 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. Luxor found 43 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,063 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.