About block 971,471
Bitcoin block 971,471 was mined by Foundry USA on October 14, 2026 at 10:09 PM UTC, 37 min 22 s after block 971,470. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,227 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0435 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1685 BTC for this block.
Block 971,471 is number 1,776 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 240 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,529 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 121 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.