About block 971,655
Bitcoin block 971,655 was mined by Foundry USA on October 16, 2026 at 3:11 AM UTC, 7 min 13 s after block 971,654. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,108 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.01 sat/vB, down from 2.02 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0146 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1396 BTC for this block.
Block 971,655 is number 1,960 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 56 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,345 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 263 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.