About block 971,780
Bitcoin block 971,780 was mined by Foundry USA on October 16, 2026 at 11:17 PM UTC, 6 min 52 s after block 971,779. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,708 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.39 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0109 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1359 BTC for this block.
Block 971,780 is number 69 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,947 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,220 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 248 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4 confirmations.