About block 973,356
Bitcoin block 973,356 was mined by Foundry USA on October 27, 2026 at 6:21 AM UTC, 10 min 53 s after block 973,355. 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 4,776 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0115 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1365 BTC for this block.
Block 973,356 is number 1,645 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 371 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,644 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 113 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.