About block 970,753
Bitcoin block 970,753 was mined by Foundry USA on October 10, 2026 at 10:53 AM UTC, 5 min 51 s after block 970,752. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,316 transactions in 1.47 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 0.0155 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1405 BTC for this block.
Block 970,753 is number 1,058 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 958 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,247 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 839 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.