About block 970,622
Bitcoin block 970,622 was mined by SECPOOL on October 9, 2026 at 11:18 AM UTC, 4 min 30 s after block 970,621. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,027 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0271 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1521 BTC for this block.
Block 970,622 is number 927 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,089 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,378 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 975 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.