About block 969,993
Bitcoin block 969,993 was mined by OCEAN on October 5, 2026 at 9:48 AM UTC, 6 min 0 s after block 969,992. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 43 transactions in 0.01 MB (0.8% 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 0.0001 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1251 BTC for this block.
Block 969,993 is number 298 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,718 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,007 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 1,599 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.