About block 970,281
Bitcoin block 970,281 was mined by Foundry USA on October 7, 2026 at 3:33 AM UTC, 20 min 0 s after block 970,280. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,031 transactions in 1.47 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0208 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1458 BTC for this block.
Block 970,281 is number 586 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,430 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,719 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 1,311 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.