About block 971,042
Bitcoin block 971,042 was mined by Foundry USA on October 12, 2026 at 4:24 AM UTC, 1 min 59 s after block 971,041. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,903 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0044 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1294 BTC for this block.
Block 971,042 is number 1,347 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 669 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,958 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 550 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.