About block 970,957
Bitcoin block 970,957 was mined by Foundry USA on October 11, 2026 at 4:19 PM UTC, 27 seconds after block 970,956. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,820 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0056 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1306 BTC for this block.
Block 970,957 is number 1,262 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 754 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,043 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 640 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.