About block 970,655
Bitcoin block 970,655 was mined by BTC.com on October 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM UTC, 4 min 37 s after block 970,654. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,052 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0138 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1388 BTC for this block.
Block 970,655 is number 960 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,056 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,345 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 942 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.