About block 973,512
Bitcoin block 973,512 was mined by Foundry USA on October 28, 2026 at 6:28 AM UTC, 9 min 49 s after block 973,511. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,726 transactions in 1.83 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, down from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0084 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1334 BTC for this block.
Block 973,512 is number 1,801 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 215 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,488 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 262 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 4 confirmations.