About block 970,009
Bitcoin block 970,009 was mined by SECPOOL on October 5, 2026 at 11:26 AM UTC, 8 min 41 s after block 970,008. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,787 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0134 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1384 BTC for this block.
Block 970,009 is number 314 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,702 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,991 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. SECPOOL found 35 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,583 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.