About block 970,909
Bitcoin block 970,909 was mined by BTC.com on October 11, 2026 at 10:30 AM UTC, 8 min 11 s after block 970,908. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 753 transactions in 0.30 MB (18.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0047 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1297 BTC for this block.
Block 970,909 is number 1,214 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 802 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,091 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. BTC.com found 8 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 683 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.