About block 971,357
Bitcoin block 971,357 was mined by Foundry USA on October 14, 2026 at 5:38 AM UTC, 2 min 50 s after block 971,356. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,777 transactions in 1.48 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0062 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1312 BTC for this block.
Block 971,357 is number 1,662 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 354 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,643 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 235 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.