About block 970,619
Bitcoin block 970,619 was mined by BTC.com on October 9, 2026 at 10:52 AM UTC, 22 min 15 s after block 970,618. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,535 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0278 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1528 BTC for this block.
Block 970,619 is number 924 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,092 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,381 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. BTC.com found 8 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 973 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.