About block 971,485
Bitcoin block 971,485 was mined by Foundry USA on October 15, 2026 at 12:57 AM UTC, 25 min 1 s after block 971,484. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,234 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0316 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1566 BTC for this block.
Block 971,485 is number 1,790 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 226 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,515 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 112 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.