About block 970,789
Bitcoin block 970,789 was mined by Foundry USA on October 10, 2026 at 3:45 PM UTC, 21 seconds after block 970,788. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,716 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0038 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1288 BTC for this block.
Block 970,789 is number 1,094 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 922 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,211 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 808 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.