About block 971,792
Bitcoin block 971,792 was mined by Foundry USA on October 17, 2026 at 2:16 AM UTC, 16 min 48 s after block 971,791. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,422 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.96 sat/vB, up from 1.31 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0224 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1474 BTC for this block.
Block 971,792 is number 81 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,935 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,208 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 245 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.