About block 969,878
Bitcoin block 969,878 was mined by WhitePool on October 4, 2026 at 5:09 PM UTC, 8 min 1 s after block 969,877. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,003 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0180 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, WhitePool earned 3.1430 BTC for this block.
Block 969,878 is number 183 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,833 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,122 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. WhitePool found 3 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,714 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.