About block 970,690
Bitcoin block 970,690 was mined by Foundry USA on October 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM UTC, 2 min 24 s after block 970,689. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,626 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0093 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1343 BTC for this block.
Block 970,690 is number 995 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,021 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,310 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 902 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.