About block 973,397
Bitcoin block 973,397 was mined by Foundry USA on October 27, 2026 at 12:37 PM UTC, 10 min 26 s after block 973,396. 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 6,008 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0105 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1355 BTC for this block.
Block 973,397 is number 1,686 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 330 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,603 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 72 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.