About block 973,663
Bitcoin block 973,663 was mined by Foundry USA on October 29, 2026 at 8:26 AM UTC, 24 min 40 s after block 973,662. 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 2,968 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0370 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1620 BTC for this block.
Block 973,663 is number 1,952 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 64 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,337 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.