About block 970,903
Bitcoin block 970,903 was mined by Foundry USA on October 11, 2026 at 9:54 AM UTC, 1 min 13 s after block 970,902. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,064 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 0.0076 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1326 BTC for this block.
Block 970,903 is number 1,208 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 808 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,097 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 694 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.