About block 970,557
Bitcoin block 970,557 was mined by ViaBTC on October 9, 2026 at 12:31 AM UTC, 1 min 26 s after block 970,556. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,637 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0069 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1319 BTC for this block.
Block 970,557 is number 862 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,154 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,443 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. ViaBTC found 106 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,035 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.