About block 973,036
Bitcoin block 973,036 was mined by Foundry USA on October 25, 2026 at 7:12 AM UTC, 7 min 24 s after block 973,035. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,216 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 1.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0077 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1327 BTC for this block.
Block 973,036 is number 1,325 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 691 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,964 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 561 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.