About block 973,296
Bitcoin block 973,296 was mined by Foundry USA on October 26, 2026 at 9:29 PM UTC, 8 min 42 s after block 973,295. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,645 transactions in 1.66 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 0.0113 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1363 BTC for this block.
Block 973,296 is number 1,585 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 431 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,704 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 261 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 183 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.