About block 971,945
Bitcoin block 971,945 was mined by Foundry USA on October 18, 2026 at 4:29 AM UTC, 9 min 34 s after block 971,944. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,988 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.01 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0153 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1403 BTC for this block.
Block 971,945 is number 234 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,782 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,055 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 238 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.