About block 970,616
Bitcoin block 970,616 was mined by ViaBTC on October 9, 2026 at 10:17 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 970,615. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,140 transactions in 1.48 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 0.0086 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1336 BTC for this block.
Block 970,616 is number 921 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,095 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,384 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 976 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.