About block 971,388
Bitcoin block 971,388 was mined by Foundry USA on October 14, 2026 at 10:15 AM UTC, 4 min 23 s after block 971,387. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,312 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0119 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1369 BTC for this block.
Block 971,388 is number 1,693 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 323 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,612 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 204 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.