About block 970,161
Bitcoin block 970,161 was mined by MARA Pool on October 6, 2026 at 10:38 AM UTC, 6 min 47 s after block 970,160. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,515 transactions in 1.30 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 0.0164 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1414 BTC for this block.
Block 970,161 is number 466 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,550 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,839 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. MARA Pool found 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,431 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.