About block 969,542
Bitcoin block 969,542 was mined by AntPool on October 2, 2026 at 5:53 AM UTC, 7 seconds after block 969,541. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,157 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0029 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1279 BTC for this block.
Block 969,542 is number 1,863 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 153 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,458 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. AntPool found 213 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,050 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.