About block 969,713
Bitcoin block 969,713 was mined by SpiderPool on October 3, 2026 at 9:45 AM UTC, 2 min 58 s after block 969,712. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,507 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0035 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1285 BTC for this block.
Block 969,713 is number 18 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,998 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,287 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. SpiderPool found 52 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,879 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.