About block 970,917
Bitcoin block 970,917 was mined by MARA Pool on October 11, 2026 at 11:07 AM UTC, 49 seconds after block 970,916. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1 transactions in 0.00 MB (0.0% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0000 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1250 BTC for this block.
Block 970,917 is number 1,222 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 794 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,083 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. MARA Pool found 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 680 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.