About block 970,272
Bitcoin block 970,272 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 7, 2026 at 2:26 AM UTC, 21 min 0 s after block 970,271. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,392 transactions in 1.44 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0242 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1492 BTC for this block.
Block 970,272 is number 577 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,439 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,728 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,325 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.