About block 970,473
Bitcoin block 970,473 was mined by Foundry USA on October 8, 2026 at 9:50 AM UTC, 16 min 39 s after block 970,472. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,847 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0340 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1590 BTC for this block.
Block 970,473 is number 778 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,238 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,527 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 258 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,124 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.