About block 973,701
Bitcoin block 973,701 was mined by Foundry USA on October 29, 2026 at 2:49 PM UTC, 16 min 47 s after block 973,700. 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 3,484 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0516 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1766 BTC for this block.
Block 973,701 is number 1,990 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 26 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,299 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.