About block 970,572
Bitcoin block 970,572 was mined by Foundry USA on October 9, 2026 at 2:25 AM UTC, 12 min 18 s after block 970,571. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,528 transactions in 1.48 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0163 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1413 BTC for this block.
Block 970,572 is number 877 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,139 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,428 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 1,020 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.