About block 973,307
Bitcoin block 973,307 was mined by Foundry USA on October 26, 2026 at 11:14 PM UTC, 13 min 21 s after block 973,306. 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 5,528 transactions in 1.66 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 0.0173 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1423 BTC for this block.
Block 973,307 is number 1,596 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 420 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,693 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 171 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.