About block 973,872
Bitcoin block 973,872 was mined by Foundry USA on October 30, 2026 at 8:25 PM UTC, 1 min 30 s after block 973,871. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,893 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.31 sat/vB, down from 4.37 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0180 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1430 BTC for this block.
Block 973,872 is number 145 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,871 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,128 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 14 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.