About block 971,860
Bitcoin block 971,860 was mined by Foundry USA on October 17, 2026 at 12:41 PM UTC, 8 min 8 s after block 971,859. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,079 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.63 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0191 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1441 BTC for this block.
Block 971,860 is number 149 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,867 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,140 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 234 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.