About block 971,359
Bitcoin block 971,359 was mined by Foundry USA on October 14, 2026 at 5:44 AM UTC, 1 min 41 s after block 971,358. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,987 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0043 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1293 BTC for this block.
Block 971,359 is number 1,664 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 352 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,641 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 233 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.