About block 973,889
Bitcoin block 973,889 was mined by Foundry USA on October 30, 2026 at 10:28 PM UTC, 3 min 51 s after block 973,888. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,837 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0084 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1334 BTC for this block.
Block 973,889 is number 162 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,854 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,111 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.