About block 970,866
Bitcoin block 970,866 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 11, 2026 at 3:29 AM UTC, 1 min 23 s after block 970,865. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,219 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0096 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1346 BTC for this block.
Block 970,866 is number 1,171 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 845 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,134 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 731 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.