About block 971,415
Bitcoin block 971,415 was mined by Foundry USA on October 14, 2026 at 2:58 PM UTC, 14 min 58 s after block 971,414. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,903 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0306 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1556 BTC for this block.
Block 971,415 is number 1,720 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 296 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,585 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 177 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.