About block 970,741
Bitcoin block 970,741 was mined by ViaBTC on October 10, 2026 at 7:42 AM UTC, 2 min 32 s after block 970,740. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,222 transactions in 1.97 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 0.0057 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1307 BTC for this block.
Block 970,741 is number 1,046 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 970 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,259 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. ViaBTC found 107 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 856 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.