About block 970,624
Bitcoin block 970,624 was mined by Foundry USA on October 9, 2026 at 11:50 AM UTC, 17 min 23 s after block 970,623. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,403 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 0.0253 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1503 BTC for this block.
Block 970,624 is number 929 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,087 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,376 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 968 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.