About block 969,972
Bitcoin block 969,972 was mined by AntPool on October 5, 2026 at 6:49 AM UTC, 13 seconds after block 969,971. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,936 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0036 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1286 BTC for this block.
Block 969,972 is number 277 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,739 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,028 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. AntPool found 213 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,620 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.