About block 970,485
Bitcoin block 970,485 was mined by SECPOOL on October 8, 2026 at 11:22 AM UTC, 2 min 31 s after block 970,484. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,519 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0067 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1317 BTC for this block.
Block 970,485 is number 790 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,226 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,515 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. SECPOOL found 35 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,107 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.