About block 970,998
Bitcoin block 970,998 was mined by AntPool on October 11, 2026 at 10:52 PM UTC, 32 seconds after block 970,997. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,231 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0028 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1278 BTC for this block.
Block 970,998 is number 1,303 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 713 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,002 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. AntPool found 214 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 599 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.