About block 971,715
Bitcoin block 971,715 was mined by Foundry USA on October 16, 2026 at 1:35 PM UTC, 31 min 33 s after block 971,714. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,325 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.35 sat/vB, up from 2.50 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0445 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1695 BTC for this block.
Block 971,715 is number 4 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 2,012 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,285 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 252 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.