About block 970,106
Bitcoin block 970,106 was mined by Foundry USA on October 6, 2026 at 12:46 AM UTC, 10 min 33 s after block 970,105. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 5,669 transactions in 1.43 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0133 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1383 BTC for this block.
Block 970,106 is number 411 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,605 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,894 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 258 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,491 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.