About block 970,749
Bitcoin block 970,749 was mined by Foundry USA on October 10, 2026 at 9:54 AM UTC, 38 min 20 s after block 970,748. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,085 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0368 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1618 BTC for this block.
Block 970,749 is number 1,054 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 962 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,251 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 848 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.