About block 970,118
Bitcoin block 970,118 was mined by Foundry USA on October 6, 2026 at 2:14 AM UTC, 15 min 2 s after block 970,117. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,962 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0158 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1408 BTC for this block.
Block 970,118 is number 423 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,593 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,882 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 1,474 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.