About block 971,493
Bitcoin block 971,493 was mined by Foundry USA on October 15, 2026 at 2:05 AM UTC, 11 min 52 s after block 971,492. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,424 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0183 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1433 BTC for this block.
Block 971,493 is number 1,798 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 218 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,507 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 257 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 99 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.