About block 970,236
Bitcoin block 970,236 was mined by Foundry USA on October 6, 2026 at 9:35 PM UTC, 18 min 11 s after block 970,235. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,983 transactions in 1.52 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 0.0244 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1494 BTC for this block.
Block 970,236 is number 541 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,475 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,764 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 1,356 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.