About block 973,617
Bitcoin block 973,617 was mined by Foundry USA on October 29, 2026 at 12:32 AM UTC, 3 min 36 s after block 973,616. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,035 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.19 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0171 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1421 BTC for this block.
Block 973,617 is number 1,906 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 110 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,383 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.