About block 969,891
Bitcoin block 969,891 was mined by AntPool on October 4, 2026 at 7:39 PM UTC, 4 min 17 s after block 969,890. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,746 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0146 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1396 BTC for this block.
Block 969,891 is number 196 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,820 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,109 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. AntPool found 213 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,701 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.