About block 973,452
Bitcoin block 973,452 was mined by Foundry USA on October 27, 2026 at 8:51 PM UTC, 1 min 52 s after block 973,451. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,647 transactions in 2.03 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 1.37 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0098 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1348 BTC for this block.
Block 973,452 is number 1,741 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 275 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,548 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 17 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.