About block 970,101
Bitcoin block 970,101 was mined by ViaBTC on October 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 970,100. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,624 transactions in 1.76 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0032 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1282 BTC for this block.
Block 970,101 is number 406 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,610 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,899 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. ViaBTC found 107 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,496 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.