About block 971,582
Bitcoin block 971,582 was mined by Foundry USA on October 15, 2026 at 1:51 PM UTC, 8 min 22 s after block 971,581. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,437 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.40 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0102 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1352 BTC for this block.
Block 971,582 is number 1,887 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 129 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,418 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 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.