About block 971,871
Bitcoin block 971,871 was mined by Foundry USA on October 17, 2026 at 2:07 PM UTC, 3 min 45 s after block 971,870. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,844 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.35 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0118 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1368 BTC for this block.
Block 971,871 is number 160 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,856 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,129 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 233 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.