About block 969,871
Bitcoin block 969,871 was mined by SpiderPool on October 4, 2026 at 4:25 PM UTC, 55 seconds after block 969,870. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,883 transactions in 1.34 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0053 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1303 BTC for this block.
Block 969,871 is number 176 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,840 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,129 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 51 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,726 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.