About block 971,398
Bitcoin block 971,398 was mined by Foundry USA on October 14, 2026 at 11:59 AM UTC, 8 min 58 s after block 971,397. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,874 transactions in 1.60 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 0.0137 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1387 BTC for this block.
Block 971,398 is number 1,703 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 313 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,602 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 199 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.