About block 973,741
Bitcoin block 973,741 was mined by Foundry USA on October 29, 2026 at 8:59 PM UTC, 5 min 0 s after block 973,740. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,331 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0103 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1353 BTC for this block.
Block 973,741 is number 14 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 2,002 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,259 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.