About block 970,562
Bitcoin block 970,562 was mined by OCEAN on October 9, 2026 at 1:13 AM UTC, 3 min 36 s after block 970,561. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,264 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0083 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1333 BTC for this block.
Block 970,562 is number 867 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,149 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,438 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. OCEAN found 27 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,030 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.