About block 970,469
Bitcoin block 970,469 was mined by BTC.com on October 8, 2026 at 8:51 AM UTC, 2 min 1 s after block 970,468. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,591 transactions in 1.82 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 0.0069 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1319 BTC for this block.
Block 970,469 is number 774 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,242 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,531 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. BTC.com found 8 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,123 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.