About block 970,190
Bitcoin block 970,190 was mined by BTC.com on October 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM UTC, 3 min 51 s after block 970,189. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,508 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0128 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1378 BTC for this block.
Block 970,190 is number 495 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,521 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,810 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. BTC.com found 8 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,402 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.