About block 973,756
Bitcoin block 973,756 was mined by Foundry USA on October 30, 2026 at 1:00 AM UTC, 30 min 4 s after block 973,755. 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 3,254 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.41 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0736 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1986 BTC for this block.
Block 973,756 is number 29 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,987 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,244 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.