About block 970,785
Bitcoin block 970,785 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 10, 2026 at 3:34 PM UTC, 14 min 55 s after block 970,784. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,889 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0208 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1458 BTC for this block.
Block 970,785 is number 1,090 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 926 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,215 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 812 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.