About block 969,768
Bitcoin block 969,768 was mined by Unknown on October 3, 2026 at 9:48 PM UTC, 7 min 58 s after block 969,767. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,235 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0153 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1403 BTC for this block.
Block 969,768 is number 73 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,943 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,232 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. Unknown found 7 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,829 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.