About block 970,327
Bitcoin block 970,327 was mined by Foundry USA on October 7, 2026 at 10:11 AM UTC, 5 min 48 s after block 970,326. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,895 transactions in 1.51 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 0.0139 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1389 BTC for this block.
Block 970,327 is number 632 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,384 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,673 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 257 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,265 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.