About block 973,074
Bitcoin block 973,074 was mined by Foundry USA on October 25, 2026 at 12:41 PM UTC, 18 min 50 s after block 973,073. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,045 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0231 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1481 BTC for this block.
Block 973,074 is number 1,363 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 653 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,926 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 504 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.