About block 970,836
Bitcoin block 970,836 was mined by Foundry USA on October 10, 2026 at 10:19 PM UTC, 9 min 19 s after block 970,835. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,212 transactions in 1.60 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 0.0142 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1392 BTC for this block.
Block 970,836 is number 1,141 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 875 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,164 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 761 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.