About block 971,325
Bitcoin block 971,325 was mined by Foundry USA on October 14, 2026 at 12:26 AM UTC, 6 min 2 s after block 971,324. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,414 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0090 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1340 BTC for this block.
Block 971,325 is number 1,630 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 386 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,675 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 267 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.