About block 970,852
Bitcoin block 970,852 was mined by Foundry USA on October 11, 2026 at 12:33 AM UTC, 6 min 21 s after block 970,851. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,865 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0085 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1335 BTC for this block.
Block 970,852 is number 1,157 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 859 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,148 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 740 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.