About block 969,898
Bitcoin block 969,898 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 4, 2026 at 8:52 PM UTC, 2 min 46 s after block 969,897. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,444 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0067 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1317 BTC for this block.
Block 969,898 is number 203 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,813 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,102 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,699 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.