About block 969,792
Bitcoin block 969,792 was mined by Luxor on October 4, 2026 at 3:21 AM UTC, 4 min 42 s after block 969,791. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,674 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0097 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1347 BTC for this block.
Block 969,792 is number 97 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,919 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,208 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. Luxor found 42 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,805 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.