About block 970,565
Bitcoin block 970,565 was mined by Foundry USA on October 9, 2026 at 1:28 AM UTC, 7 min 38 s after block 970,564. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,336 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0033 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1283 BTC for this block.
Block 970,565 is number 870 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,146 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,435 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 1,027 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.