About block 969,641
Bitcoin block 969,641 was mined by F2Pool on October 2, 2026 at 10:19 PM UTC, 54 seconds after block 969,640. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,178 transactions in 1.47 MB (99.9% 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 0.0121 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1371 BTC for this block.
Block 969,641 is number 1,962 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 54 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,359 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. F2Pool found 166 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,956 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.