About block 973,068
Bitcoin block 973,068 was mined by Foundry USA on October 25, 2026 at 11:28 AM UTC, 5 min 7 s after block 973,067. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,212 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0060 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1310 BTC for this block.
Block 973,068 is number 1,357 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 659 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,932 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 512 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.