About block 970,122
Bitcoin block 970,122 was mined by SECPOOL on October 6, 2026 at 3:10 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 970,121. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,655 transactions in 1.42 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0105 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1355 BTC for this block.
Block 970,122 is number 427 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,589 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,878 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 1,470 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.