About block 970,638
Bitcoin block 970,638 was mined by Unknown on October 9, 2026 at 1:45 PM UTC, 2 min 58 s after block 970,637. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,207 transactions in 1.75 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 0.0100 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1350 BTC for this block.
Block 970,638 is number 943 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,073 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,362 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. Unknown found 7 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 954 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.