About block 970,319
Bitcoin block 970,319 was mined by SECPOOL on October 7, 2026 at 8:54 AM UTC, 1 min 49 s after block 970,318. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,097 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0049 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1299 BTC for this block.
Block 970,319 is number 624 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,392 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,681 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. SECPOOL found 35 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,278 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.