About block 971,344
Bitcoin block 971,344 was mined by Foundry USA on October 14, 2026 at 3:24 AM UTC, 16 min 32 s after block 971,343. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,763 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0170 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1420 BTC for this block.
Block 971,344 is number 1,649 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 367 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,656 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 248 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.