About block 971,771
Bitcoin block 971,771 was mined by Foundry USA on October 16, 2026 at 10:13 PM UTC, 12 min 27 s after block 971,770. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 5,512 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 0.93 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0148 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1398 BTC for this block.
Block 971,771 is number 60 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,956 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,229 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 249 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.