About block 971,279
Bitcoin block 971,279 was mined by Foundry USA on October 13, 2026 at 5:34 PM UTC, 3 min 32 s after block 971,278. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,083 transactions in 1.66 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 0.0171 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1421 BTC for this block.
Block 971,279 is number 1,584 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 432 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,721 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 258 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 318 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.