About block 970,694
Bitcoin block 970,694 was mined by Foundry USA on October 9, 2026 at 11:57 PM UTC, 15 min 10 s after block 970,693. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,740 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0219 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1469 BTC for this block.
Block 970,694 is number 999 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 1,017 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,306 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 898 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.