About block 973,417
Bitcoin block 973,417 was mined by Foundry USA on October 27, 2026 at 3:23 PM UTC, 5 min 9 s after block 973,416. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,503 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0126 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1376 BTC for this block.
Block 973,417 is number 1,706 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 310 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,583 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 52 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.