About block 970,784
Bitcoin block 970,784 was mined by AntPool on October 10, 2026 at 3:19 PM UTC, 1 min 11 s after block 970,783. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,915 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0046 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1296 BTC for this block.
Block 970,784 is number 1,089 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 927 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,216 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. AntPool found 213 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 808 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.