About block 969,659
Bitcoin block 969,659 was mined by SpiderPool on October 3, 2026 at 2:32 AM UTC, 7 min 21 s after block 969,658. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,935 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0123 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1373 BTC for this block.
Block 969,659 is number 1,980 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 36 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,341 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. SpiderPool found 51 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,938 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.