About block 970,043
Bitcoin block 970,043 was mined by Foundry USA on October 5, 2026 at 3:23 PM UTC, 1 min 15 s after block 970,042. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,046 transactions in 1.90 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0169 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1419 BTC for this block.
Block 970,043 is number 348 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,668 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,957 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. Foundry USA found 257 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,549 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.