About block 969,704
Bitcoin block 969,704 was mined by MARA Pool on October 3, 2026 at 9:01 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 969,703. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,058 transactions in 1.83 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0186 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1436 BTC for this block.
Block 969,704 is number 9 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 2,007 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,296 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. MARA Pool found 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,893 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.