About block 970,739
Bitcoin block 970,739 was mined by Foundry USA on October 10, 2026 at 7:25 AM UTC, 22 seconds after block 970,738. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,095 transactions in 1.36 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0081 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1331 BTC for this block.
Block 970,739 is number 1,044 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 972 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,261 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 853 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.