About block 971,380
Bitcoin block 971,380 was mined by Foundry USA on October 14, 2026 at 8:57 AM UTC, 12 min 48 s after block 971,379. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,575 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0202 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1452 BTC for this block.
Block 971,380 is number 1,685 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 331 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,620 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 258 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 217 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.