About block 969,845
Bitcoin block 969,845 was mined by Luxor on October 4, 2026 at 12:54 PM UTC, 1 min 49 s after block 969,844. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,741 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0053 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1303 BTC for this block.
Block 969,845 is number 150 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,866 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,155 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 1,752 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.