About block 970,999
Bitcoin block 970,999 was mined by Foundry USA on October 11, 2026 at 10:52 PM UTC, 12 seconds after block 970,998. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,236 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0027 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1277 BTC for this block.
Block 970,999 is number 1,304 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 712 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 79,001 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 593 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.