About block 973,481
Bitcoin block 973,481 was mined by Foundry USA on October 28, 2026 at 1:55 AM UTC, 13 min 42 s after block 973,480. 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 6,145 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0093 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1343 BTC for this block.
Block 973,481 is number 1,770 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 246 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,519 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 259 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.