About block 971,004
Bitcoin block 971,004 was mined by Foundry USA on October 11, 2026 at 11:55 PM UTC, 17 min 52 s after block 971,003. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,846 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0224 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1474 BTC for this block.
Block 971,004 is number 1,309 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 707 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,996 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 588 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.