About block 971,544
Bitcoin block 971,544 was mined by Foundry USA on October 15, 2026 at 9:04 AM UTC, 1 min 1 s after block 971,543. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,663 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0048 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1298 BTC for this block.
Block 971,544 is number 1,849 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 167 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,456 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 53 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.