About block 973,851
Bitcoin block 973,851 was mined by Foundry USA on October 30, 2026 at 5:19 PM UTC, 7 min 58 s after block 973,850. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,883 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.07 sat/vB, down from 5.96 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0498 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1748 BTC for this block.
Block 973,851 is number 124 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,892 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,149 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 271 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.