About block 971,138
Bitcoin block 971,138 was mined by Foundry USA on October 12, 2026 at 8:36 PM UTC, 6 min 18 s after block 971,137. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,250 transactions in 1.87 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0194 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1444 BTC for this block.
Block 971,138 is number 1,443 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 573 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,862 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 454 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.