About block 973,320
Bitcoin block 973,320 was mined by Foundry USA on October 27, 2026 at 1:18 AM UTC, 4 min 20 s after block 973,319. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,861 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.70 sat/vB, down from 2.05 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0104 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1354 BTC for this block.
Block 973,320 is number 1,609 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 407 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,680 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 154 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.