About block 973,269
Bitcoin block 973,269 was mined by Foundry USA on October 26, 2026 at 6:26 PM UTC, 6 min 7 s after block 973,268. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,090 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.09 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0249 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1499 BTC for this block.
Block 973,269 is number 1,558 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 458 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,731 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 259 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 221 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.