About block 971,056
Bitcoin block 971,056 was mined by Foundry USA on October 12, 2026 at 6:54 AM UTC, 7 min 47 s after block 971,055. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,277 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0133 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1383 BTC for this block.
Block 971,056 is number 1,361 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 655 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,944 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 536 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.