About block 971,147
Bitcoin block 971,147 was mined by Foundry USA on October 12, 2026 at 10:38 PM UTC, 14 min 10 s after block 971,146. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,413 transactions in 1.62 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 0.0260 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1510 BTC for this block.
Block 971,147 is number 1,452 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 564 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,853 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 445 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.