About block 971,202
Bitcoin block 971,202 was mined by Foundry USA on October 13, 2026 at 6:23 AM UTC, 3 min 36 s after block 971,201. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,507 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0068 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1318 BTC for this block.
Block 971,202 is number 1,507 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 509 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,798 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 390 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.