About block 973,200
Bitcoin block 973,200 was mined by Foundry USA on October 26, 2026 at 6:22 AM UTC, 6 min 35 s after block 973,199. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,136 transactions in 1.82 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, up from 0.13 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 973,200 is number 1,489 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 527 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,800 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 330 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.