About block 971,638
Bitcoin block 971,638 was mined by Foundry USA on October 16, 2026 at 12:21 AM UTC, 7 min 25 s after block 971,637. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,293 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.34 sat/vB, down from 0.38 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0114 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1364 BTC for this block.
Block 971,638 is number 1,943 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 73 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,362 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 261 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.