About block 970,651
Bitcoin block 970,651 was mined by Foundry USA on October 9, 2026 at 3:40 PM UTC, 12 min 6 s after block 970,650. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,873 transactions in 1.66 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 0.0283 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1533 BTC for this block.
Block 970,651 is number 956 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,060 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,349 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 258 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 946 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.