About block 969,747
Bitcoin block 969,747 was mined by Binance Pool on October 3, 2026 at 4:29 PM UTC, 1 seconds after block 969,746. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,025 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% 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 0.0160 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1410 BTC for this block.
Block 969,747 is number 52 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,964 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,253 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. Binance Pool found 7 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,845 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.