About block 973,763
Bitcoin block 973,763 was mined by Foundry USA on October 30, 2026 at 2:31 AM UTC, 45 min 47 s after block 973,762. 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 3,595 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.67 sat/vB, up from 0.15 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0514 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1764 BTC for this block.
Block 973,763 is number 36 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,980 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,237 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.