About block 969,698
Bitcoin block 969,698 was mined by AntPool on October 3, 2026 at 7:27 AM UTC, 1 min 24 s after block 969,697. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,799 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0047 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1297 BTC for this block.
Block 969,698 is number 3 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 2,013 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,302 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. AntPool found 214 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,899 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.