About block 971,631
Bitcoin block 971,631 was mined by Foundry USA on October 15, 2026 at 11:19 PM UTC, 15 min 16 s after block 971,630. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,071 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.20 sat/vB, down from 3.28 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0320 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1570 BTC for this block.
Block 971,631 is number 1,936 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 80 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,369 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 260 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.