About block 973,802
Bitcoin block 973,802 was mined by Foundry USA on October 30, 2026 at 9:52 AM UTC, 20 min 8 s after block 973,801. 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 3,423 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.02 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0284 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1534 BTC for this block.
Block 973,802 is number 75 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,941 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,198 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.