About block 970,097
Bitcoin block 970,097 was mined by Foundry USA on October 5, 2026 at 11:43 PM UTC, 3 min 3 s after block 970,096. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,908 transactions in 1.59 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 0.0068 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1318 BTC for this block.
Block 970,097 is number 402 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,614 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,903 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. Foundry USA found 257 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,495 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.