About block 969,973
Bitcoin block 969,973 was mined by ViaBTC on October 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM UTC, 1 min 5 s after block 969,972. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,931 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0041 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1291 BTC for this block.
Block 969,973 is number 278 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,738 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,027 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 1,619 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.