About block 973,409
Bitcoin block 973,409 was mined by Foundry USA on October 27, 2026 at 2:30 PM UTC, 4 min 59 s after block 973,408. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,050 transactions in 1.76 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 1.58 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0156 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1406 BTC for this block.
Block 973,409 is number 1,698 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 318 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,591 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 60 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.