About block 970,987
Bitcoin block 970,987 was mined by Foundry USA on October 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM UTC, 6 min 55 s after block 970,986. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,516 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0106 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1356 BTC for this block.
Block 970,987 is number 1,292 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 724 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,013 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 605 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.