About block 970,733
Bitcoin block 970,733 was mined by ViaBTC on October 10, 2026 at 6:13 AM UTC, 1 min 40 s after block 970,732. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,896 transactions in 1.65 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 0.0085 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1335 BTC for this block.
Block 970,733 is number 1,038 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 978 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,267 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. ViaBTC found 107 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 864 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.