About block 970,609
Bitcoin block 970,609 was mined by AntPool on October 9, 2026 at 9:25 AM UTC, 6 min 41 s after block 970,608. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,154 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 0.0114 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1364 BTC for this block.
Block 970,609 is number 914 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,102 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,391 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. AntPool found 213 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 983 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.