About block 973,073
Bitcoin block 973,073 was mined by Foundry USA on October 25, 2026 at 12:22 PM UTC, 6 min 55 s after block 973,072. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,996 transactions in 1.65 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 0.0092 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1342 BTC for this block.
Block 973,073 is number 1,362 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 654 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,927 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 506 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.