About block 969,856
Bitcoin block 969,856 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 4, 2026 at 1:34 PM UTC, 7 min 27 s after block 969,855. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,850 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0131 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1381 BTC for this block.
Block 969,856 is number 161 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,855 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,144 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,736 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.