About block 970,772
Bitcoin block 970,772 was mined by Unknown on October 10, 2026 at 1:29 PM UTC, 8 min 59 s after block 970,771. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,433 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0110 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1360 BTC for this block.
Block 970,772 is number 1,077 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 939 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,228 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. Unknown found 7 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 820 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.