About block 969,615
Bitcoin block 969,615 was mined by MARA Pool on October 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 969,614. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,774 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, down from 6.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0488 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1738 BTC for this block.
Block 969,615 is number 1,936 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 80 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,385 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 1,977 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.