About block 969,692
Bitcoin block 969,692 was mined by WhitePool on October 3, 2026 at 7:03 AM UTC, 5 min 27 s after block 969,691. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,835 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0087 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, WhitePool earned 3.1337 BTC for this block.
Block 969,692 is number 2,013 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 3 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,308 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. WhitePool found 3 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,900 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.