About block 970,075
Bitcoin block 970,075 was mined by Unknown on October 5, 2026 at 8:13 PM UTC, 2 min 29 s after block 970,074. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,343 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0063 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1313 BTC for this block.
Block 970,075 is number 380 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,636 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,925 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. Unknown found 7 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,517 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.