About block 970,681
Bitcoin block 970,681 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 9, 2026 at 9:40 PM UTC, 3 min 0 s after block 970,680. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,373 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0309 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1559 BTC for this block.
Block 970,681 is number 986 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,030 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,319 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 916 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.