About block 970,224
Bitcoin block 970,224 was mined by ViaBTC on October 6, 2026 at 8:09 PM UTC, 3 min 58 s after block 970,223. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,868 transactions in 1.47 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0086 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1336 BTC for this block.
Block 970,224 is number 529 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,487 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,776 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. ViaBTC found 107 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,373 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.