About block 971,184
Bitcoin block 971,184 was mined by Foundry USA on October 13, 2026 at 3:48 AM UTC, 18 min 37 s after block 971,183. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,370 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0168 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1418 BTC for this block.
Block 971,184 is number 1,489 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 527 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,816 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 408 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.