About block 971,094
Bitcoin block 971,094 was mined by Foundry USA on October 12, 2026 at 12:36 PM UTC, 28 seconds after block 971,093. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,174 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0035 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1285 BTC for this block.
Block 971,094 is number 1,399 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 617 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,906 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 498 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.