About block 970,427
Bitcoin block 970,427 was mined by Foundry USA on October 8, 2026 at 2:52 AM UTC, 14 min 28 s after block 970,426. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,525 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0238 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1488 BTC for this block.
Block 970,427 is number 732 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,284 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,573 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 1,165 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.