About block 973,098
Bitcoin block 973,098 was mined by Foundry USA on October 25, 2026 at 4:56 PM UTC, 3 min 56 s after block 973,097. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,239 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 1.17 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0071 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1321 BTC for this block.
Block 973,098 is number 1,387 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 629 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,902 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 478 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.