About block 971,296
Bitcoin block 971,296 was mined by Foundry USA on October 13, 2026 at 8:06 PM UTC, 9 min 30 s after block 971,295. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,806 transactions in 1.56 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 0.0207 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1457 BTC for this block.
Block 971,296 is number 1,601 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 415 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,704 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 296 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.