About block 970,542
Bitcoin block 970,542 was mined by SECPOOL on October 8, 2026 at 10:54 PM UTC, 31 seconds after block 970,541. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,106 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0254 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1504 BTC for this block.
Block 970,542 is number 847 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,169 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,458 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 1,050 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.