About block 970,439
Bitcoin block 970,439 was mined by AntPool on October 8, 2026 at 4:36 AM UTC, 42 seconds after block 970,438. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,037 transactions in 1.57 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 0.0039 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1289 BTC for this block.
Block 970,439 is number 744 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,272 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,561 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. AntPool found 213 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,153 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.