About block 973,561
Bitcoin block 973,561 was mined by Foundry USA on October 28, 2026 at 1:46 PM UTC, 7 min 22 s after block 973,560. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,444 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.21 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0114 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1364 BTC for this block.
Block 973,561 is number 1,850 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 166 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,439 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.