About block 973,396
Bitcoin block 973,396 was mined by Foundry USA on October 27, 2026 at 12:26 PM UTC, 1 min 53 s after block 973,395. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,955 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, down from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0047 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1297 BTC for this block.
Block 973,396 is number 1,685 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 331 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,604 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 73 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.