About block 973,448
Bitcoin block 973,448 was mined by Foundry USA on October 27, 2026 at 8:10 PM UTC, 41 min 48 s after block 973,447. 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 3,794 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.62 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0517 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1767 BTC for this block.
Block 973,448 is number 1,737 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 279 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,552 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 21 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.