About block 970,659
Bitcoin block 970,659 was mined by AntPool on October 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM UTC, 6 seconds after block 970,658. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,344 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0179 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1429 BTC for this block.
Block 970,659 is number 964 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,052 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,341 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. AntPool found 214 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 938 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.