About block 970,034
Bitcoin block 970,034 was mined by AntPool on October 5, 2026 at 2:22 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 970,033. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,434 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0125 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1375 BTC for this block.
Block 970,034 is number 339 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,677 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,966 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 213 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,558 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.