About block 969,901
Bitcoin block 969,901 was mined by ViaBTC on October 4, 2026 at 9:04 PM UTC, 1 min 49 s after block 969,900. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,431 transactions in 1.75 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0048 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1298 BTC for this block.
Block 969,901 is number 206 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,810 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,099 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. ViaBTC found 106 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,691 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.