About block 971,812
Bitcoin block 971,812 was mined by Foundry USA on October 17, 2026 at 5:19 AM UTC, 10 min 8 s after block 971,811. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,053 transactions in 1.46 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.13 sat/vB, down from 2.02 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0163 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1413 BTC for this block.
Block 971,812 is number 101 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,915 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,188 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.