About block 970,897
Bitcoin block 970,897 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 11, 2026 at 9:23 AM UTC, 6 min 17 s after block 970,896. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,874 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0076 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1326 BTC for this block.
Block 970,897 is number 1,202 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 814 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,103 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 700 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.