About block 969,957
Bitcoin block 969,957 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 5, 2026 at 4:54 AM UTC, 1 min 47 s after block 969,956. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,230 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0042 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1292 BTC for this block.
Block 969,957 is number 262 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,754 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,043 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,635 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.