About block 969,587
Bitcoin block 969,587 was mined by NiceHash on October 2, 2026 at 12:18 PM UTC, 8 min 41 s after block 969,586. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,000 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0173 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, NiceHash earned 3.1423 BTC for this block.
Block 969,587 is number 1,908 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 108 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,413 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. NiceHash found 4 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,005 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.