About block 970,977
Bitcoin block 970,977 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 11, 2026 at 8:01 PM UTC, 2 min 43 s after block 970,976. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,496 transactions in 2.00 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 0.0054 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1304 BTC for this block.
Block 970,977 is number 1,282 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 734 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,023 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 615 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.