About block 973,703
Bitcoin block 973,703 was mined by Foundry USA on October 29, 2026 at 3:12 PM UTC, 15 min 39 s after block 973,702. 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 3,257 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.49 sat/vB, up from 1.02 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0340 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1590 BTC for this block.
Block 973,703 is number 1,992 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 24 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,297 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.