About block 970,895
Bitcoin block 970,895 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 11, 2026 at 9:01 AM UTC, 4 min 7 s after block 970,894. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,537 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0064 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1314 BTC for this block.
Block 970,895 is number 1,200 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 816 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,105 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 697 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.