About block 970,688
Bitcoin block 970,688 was mined by Foundry USA on October 9, 2026 at 11:14 PM UTC, 21 min 21 s after block 970,687. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,788 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0339 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1589 BTC for this block.
Block 970,688 is number 993 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,023 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,312 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 909 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.