About block 969,884
Bitcoin block 969,884 was mined by Luxor on October 4, 2026 at 5:50 PM UTC, 2 min 46 s after block 969,883. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,046 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0082 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1332 BTC for this block.
Block 969,884 is number 189 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,827 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,116 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 43 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,708 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.