About block 970,566
Bitcoin block 970,566 was mined by SECPOOL on October 9, 2026 at 1:21 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 970,565. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,386 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0026 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1276 BTC for this block.
Block 970,566 is number 871 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,145 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,434 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. SECPOOL found 35 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,026 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.