About block 969,835
Bitcoin block 969,835 was mined by SECPOOL on October 4, 2026 at 11:29 AM UTC, 8 min 55 s after block 969,834. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,620 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0130 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1380 BTC for this block.
Block 969,835 is number 140 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,876 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,165 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. SECPOOL found 35 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,757 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.