About block 971,900
Bitcoin block 971,900 was mined by Foundry USA on October 17, 2026 at 7:44 PM UTC, 24 min 27 s after block 971,899. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,828 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.02 sat/vB, down from 3.43 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0386 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1636 BTC for this block.
Block 971,900 is number 189 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,827 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,100 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 236 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.