About block 970,679
Bitcoin block 970,679 was mined by SpiderPool on October 9, 2026 at 9:34 PM UTC, 10 seconds after block 970,678. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,898 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0294 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1544 BTC for this block.
Block 970,679 is number 984 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,032 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,321 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. SpiderPool found 52 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 913 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.