About block 969,892
Bitcoin block 969,892 was mined by AntPool on October 4, 2026 at 7:42 PM UTC, 2 min 38 s after block 969,891. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,224 transactions in 1.94 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0081 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1331 BTC for this block.
Block 969,892 is number 197 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,819 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,108 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 1,700 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.