About block 971,949
Bitcoin block 971,949 was mined by Foundry USA on October 18, 2026 at 5:08 AM UTC, 23 min 13 s after block 971,948. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,333 transactions in 1.41 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.04 sat/vB, up from 0.29 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0240 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1490 BTC for this block.
Block 971,949 is number 238 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,778 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,051 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 240 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.