About block 970,276
Bitcoin block 970,276 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 7, 2026 at 2:53 AM UTC, 6 min 52 s after block 970,275. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,170 transactions in 1.44 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 0.0143 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1393 BTC for this block.
Block 970,276 is number 581 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,435 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,724 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 1,316 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.