About block 973,040
Bitcoin block 973,040 was mined by Foundry USA on October 25, 2026 at 8:02 AM UTC, 4 min 23 s after block 973,039. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,025 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0043 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1293 BTC for this block.
Block 973,040 is number 1,329 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 687 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,960 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 555 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.