About block 973,350
Bitcoin block 973,350 was mined by Foundry USA on October 27, 2026 at 5:21 AM UTC, 17 min 42 s after block 973,349. 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 3,864 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, 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 973,350 is number 1,639 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 377 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,650 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 263 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 119 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.