About block 973,804
Bitcoin block 973,804 was mined by Foundry USA on October 30, 2026 at 10:10 AM UTC, 13 min 40 s after block 973,803. 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 3,013 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0294 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1544 BTC for this block.
Block 973,804 is number 77 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,939 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,196 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 18 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.