About block 971,479
Bitcoin block 971,479 was mined by Foundry USA on October 14, 2026 at 11:16 PM UTC, 14 min 54 s after block 971,478. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,124 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0248 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1498 BTC for this block.
Block 971,479 is number 1,784 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 232 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,521 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 118 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.