About block 969,663
Bitcoin block 969,663 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 3, 2026 at 2:56 AM UTC, 16 min 44 s after block 969,662. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 2,833 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0308 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1558 BTC for this block.
Block 969,663 is number 1,984 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 32 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,337 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,929 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.