About block 969,827
Bitcoin block 969,827 was mined by SpiderPool on October 4, 2026 at 9:57 AM UTC, 2 min 45 s after block 969,826. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,454 transactions in 1.47 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0062 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1312 BTC for this block.
Block 969,827 is number 132 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,884 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,173 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. SpiderPool found 52 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,765 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.