About block 970,280
Bitcoin block 970,280 was mined by Luxor on October 7, 2026 at 3:13 AM UTC, 7 min 27 s after block 970,279. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,107 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0095 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1345 BTC for this block.
Block 970,280 is number 585 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,431 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,720 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. Luxor found 43 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,312 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.