About block 970,564
Bitcoin block 970,564 was mined by AntPool on October 9, 2026 at 1:20 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 970,563. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,615 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0031 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1281 BTC for this block.
Block 970,564 is number 869 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,147 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,436 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 214 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,033 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.