About block 970,151
Bitcoin block 970,151 was mined by Foundry USA on October 6, 2026 at 8:35 AM UTC, 10 min 58 s after block 970,150. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,071 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0192 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1442 BTC for this block.
Block 970,151 is number 456 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,560 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,849 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 1,441 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.