About block 970,017
Bitcoin block 970,017 was mined by SECPOOL on October 5, 2026 at 12:10 PM UTC, 1 min 46 s after block 970,016. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,212 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0056 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1306 BTC for this block.
Block 970,017 is number 322 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,694 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,983 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. SECPOOL found 35 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,580 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.