About block 970,197
Bitcoin block 970,197 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 6, 2026 at 4:04 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 970,196. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,924 transactions in 1.42 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 0.0035 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1285 BTC for this block.
Block 970,197 is number 502 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,514 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,803 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,400 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.