About block 970,868
Bitcoin block 970,868 was mined by Foundry USA on October 11, 2026 at 3:40 AM UTC, 4 min 45 s after block 970,867. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,539 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0118 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1368 BTC for this block.
Block 970,868 is number 1,173 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 843 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,132 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 258 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 729 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.