About block 969,570
Bitcoin block 969,570 was mined by MARA Pool on October 2, 2026 at 10:02 AM UTC, 2 min 35 s after block 969,569. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,730 transactions in 1.92 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0112 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1362 BTC for this block.
Block 969,570 is number 1,891 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 125 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,430 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. MARA Pool found 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,022 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.