About block 969,534
Bitcoin block 969,534 was mined by SECPOOL on October 2, 2026 at 4:36 AM UTC, 26 seconds after block 969,533. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,801 transactions in 1.76 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0063 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1313 BTC for this block.
Block 969,534 is number 1,855 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 161 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,466 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. SECPOOL found 35 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,058 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.