About block 971,569
Bitcoin block 971,569 was mined by Foundry USA on October 15, 2026 at 12:04 PM UTC, 12 seconds after block 971,568. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,174 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.28 sat/vB, down from 0.38 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0030 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1280 BTC for this block.
Block 971,569 is number 1,874 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 142 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,431 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 28 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.