About block 971,369
Bitcoin block 971,369 was mined by Foundry USA on October 14, 2026 at 7:09 AM UTC, 6 min 10 s after block 971,368. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,105 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0117 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1367 BTC for this block.
Block 971,369 is number 1,674 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 342 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,631 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 223 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.