About block 973,173
Bitcoin block 973,173 was mined by Foundry USA on October 26, 2026 at 3:15 AM UTC, 16 min 28 s after block 973,172. 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 3,121 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0137 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1387 BTC for this block.
Block 973,173 is number 1,462 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 554 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,827 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 261 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 369 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.