About block 971,085
Bitcoin block 971,085 was mined by Foundry USA on October 12, 2026 at 11:09 AM UTC, 16 min 12 s after block 971,084. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,061 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0363 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1613 BTC for this block.
Block 971,085 is number 1,390 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 626 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,915 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 507 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.