About block 973,046
Bitcoin block 973,046 was mined by Foundry USA on October 25, 2026 at 9:03 AM UTC, 8 min 1 s after block 973,045. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,640 transactions in 2.37 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0017 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1267 BTC for this block.
Block 973,046 is number 1,335 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 681 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,954 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 549 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.