About block 970,000
Bitcoin block 970,000 was mined by Luxor on October 5, 2026 at 10:45 AM UTC, 49 seconds after block 969,999. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,612 transactions in 1.86 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0043 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1293 BTC for this block.
Block 970,000 is number 305 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,711 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,000 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. Luxor found 42 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,597 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.