About block 973,554
Bitcoin block 973,554 was mined by Foundry USA on October 28, 2026 at 12:48 PM UTC, 5 min 50 s after block 973,553. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,470 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, up from 0.12 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 973,554 is number 1,843 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 173 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,446 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.