About block 969,855
Bitcoin block 969,855 was mined by NiceHash on October 4, 2026 at 1:27 PM UTC, 40 seconds after block 969,854. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,988 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0040 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, NiceHash earned 3.1290 BTC for this block.
Block 969,855 is number 160 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,856 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,145 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. NiceHash found 4 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,742 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.