About block 971,983
Bitcoin block 971,983 was mined by Foundry USA on October 18, 2026 at 10:47 AM UTC, 14 min 17 s after block 971,982. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,566 transactions in 1.47 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.40 sat/vB, up from 0.35 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0130 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1380 BTC for this block.
Block 971,983 is number 272 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,744 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,017 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 237 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.