About block 971,734
Bitcoin block 971,734 was mined by Foundry USA on October 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM UTC, 1 min 10 s after block 971,733. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,979 transactions in 1.74 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.92 sat/vB, down from 3.35 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0183 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1433 BTC for this block.
Block 971,734 is number 23 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,993 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,266 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 250 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.