About block 970,222
Bitcoin block 970,222 was mined by AntPool on October 6, 2026 at 7:58 PM UTC, 9 min 0 s after block 970,221. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,321 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% 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 0.0162 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1412 BTC for this block.
Block 970,222 is number 527 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,489 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,778 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 214 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,375 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.