About block 973,478
Bitcoin block 973,478 was mined by Foundry USA on October 28, 2026 at 1:06 AM UTC, 16 min 27 s after block 973,477. 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 4,653 transactions in 1.78 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.01 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0139 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1389 BTC for this block.
Block 973,478 is number 1,767 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 249 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,522 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 259 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.