About block 970,225
Bitcoin block 970,225 was mined by ViaBTC on October 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM UTC, 2 min 30 s after block 970,224. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,571 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0067 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1317 BTC for this block.
Block 970,225 is number 530 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,486 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,775 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. ViaBTC found 107 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,372 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.