About block 970,551
Bitcoin block 970,551 was mined by ViaBTC on October 9, 2026 at 12:18 AM UTC, 29 seconds after block 970,550. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,639 transactions in 1.56 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 0.0035 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1285 BTC for this block.
Block 970,551 is number 856 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,160 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,449 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. ViaBTC found 107 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,046 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.