About block 969,550
Bitcoin block 969,550 was mined by SECPOOL on October 2, 2026 at 6:44 AM UTC, 37 seconds after block 969,549. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,593 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0040 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1290 BTC for this block.
Block 969,550 is number 1,871 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 145 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,450 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 2,042 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.