About block 970,904
Bitcoin block 970,904 was mined by Braiins Solo on October 11, 2026 at 9:58 AM UTC, 3 min 54 s after block 970,903. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 844 transactions in 0.32 MB (18.1% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0040 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Solo earned 3.1290 BTC for this block.
Block 970,904 is number 1,209 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 807 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,096 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 Solo found 1 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 688 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.