About block 970,109
Bitcoin block 970,109 was mined by Foundry USA on October 6, 2026 at 1:21 AM UTC, 11 min 18 s after block 970,108. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 5,828 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0072 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1322 BTC for this block.
Block 970,109 is number 414 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,602 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,891 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 1,488 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.