About block 971,800
Bitcoin block 971,800 was mined by Foundry USA on October 17, 2026 at 3:30 AM UTC, 6 min 38 s after block 971,799. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,190 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.31 sat/vB, down from 0.37 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0068 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1318 BTC for this block.
Block 971,800 is number 89 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,927 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,200 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 246 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.