About block 970,208
Bitcoin block 970,208 was mined by Foundry USA on October 6, 2026 at 5:24 PM UTC, 2 min 21 s after block 970,207. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,883 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0080 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1330 BTC for this block.
Block 970,208 is number 513 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,503 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,792 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 1,389 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.