About block 970,020
Bitcoin block 970,020 was mined by NiceHash on October 5, 2026 at 12:37 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 970,019. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,182 transactions in 1.45 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0099 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, NiceHash earned 3.1349 BTC for this block.
Block 970,020 is number 325 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,691 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,980 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. NiceHash found 4 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,572 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.