About block 971,644
Bitcoin block 971,644 was mined by Foundry USA on October 16, 2026 at 1:30 AM UTC, 4 min 42 s after block 971,643. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,370 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.37 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0094 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1344 BTC for this block.
Block 971,644 is number 1,949 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 67 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,356 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 261 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.