About block 969,656
Bitcoin block 969,656 was mined by NiceHash on October 3, 2026 at 2:16 AM UTC, 5 min 13 s after block 969,655. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,813 transactions in 1.79 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 0.0137 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, NiceHash earned 3.1387 BTC for this block.
Block 969,656 is number 1,977 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 39 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,344 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 1,941 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.