About block 969,632
Bitcoin block 969,632 was mined by OCEAN on October 2, 2026 at 8:44 PM UTC, 1 min 56 s after block 969,631. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 234 transactions in 1.11 MB (99.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0209 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1459 BTC for this block.
Block 969,632 is number 1,953 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 63 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,368 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. OCEAN found 27 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,965 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.