About block 970,294
Bitcoin block 970,294 was mined by Foundry USA on October 7, 2026 at 5:08 AM UTC, 1 min 2 s after block 970,293. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,345 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0037 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1287 BTC for this block.
Block 970,294 is number 599 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,417 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,706 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 1,298 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.