About block 971,189
Bitcoin block 971,189 was mined by Foundry USA on October 13, 2026 at 4:22 AM UTC, 13 min 54 s after block 971,188. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,098 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0176 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1426 BTC for this block.
Block 971,189 is number 1,494 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 522 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,811 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 403 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.