About block 971,562
Bitcoin block 971,562 was mined by Foundry USA on October 15, 2026 at 11:34 AM UTC, 5 min 58 s after block 971,561. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,874 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 0.30 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0155 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1405 BTC for this block.
Block 971,562 is number 1,867 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 149 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,438 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 30 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.