About block 970,478
Bitcoin block 970,478 was mined by Poolin on October 8, 2026 at 10:33 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 970,477. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,003 transactions in 1.85 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 0.0054 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Poolin earned 3.1304 BTC for this block.
Block 970,478 is number 783 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,233 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,522 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. Poolin found 1 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,114 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.