About block 969,989
Bitcoin block 969,989 was mined by OCEAN on October 5, 2026 at 9:29 AM UTC, 3 min 48 s after block 969,988. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 241 transactions in 0.08 MB (4.7% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0014 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1264 BTC for this block.
Block 969,989 is number 294 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,722 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,011 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. OCEAN found 27 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,608 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.