About block 969,930
Bitcoin block 969,930 was mined by Unknown on October 5, 2026 at 12:51 AM UTC, 4 min 29 s after block 969,929. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,654 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0080 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1330 BTC for this block.
Block 969,930 is number 235 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,781 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,070 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. Unknown found 7 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,662 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.