About block 973,159
Bitcoin block 973,159 was mined by Foundry USA on October 26, 2026 at 1:41 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 973,158. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,386 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0038 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1288 BTC for this block.
Block 973,159 is number 1,448 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 568 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,841 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 260 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 389 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.