About block 969,589
Bitcoin block 969,589 was mined by ViaBTC on October 2, 2026 at 12:28 PM UTC, 1 min 42 s after block 969,588. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,478 transactions in 1.44 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 0.0064 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1314 BTC for this block.
Block 969,589 is number 1,910 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 106 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,411 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. ViaBTC found 106 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,003 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.