About block 970,955
Bitcoin block 970,955 was mined by Foundry USA on October 11, 2026 at 4:11 PM UTC, 9 min 23 s after block 970,954. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,244 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0155 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1405 BTC for this block.
Block 970,955 is number 1,260 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 756 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,045 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 642 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.