About block 973,896
Bitcoin block 973,896 was mined by Foundry USA on October 31, 2026 at 12:03 AM UTC, 12 min 0 s after block 973,895. 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 2,434 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.75 sat/vB, down from 2.50 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0247 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1497 BTC for this block.
Block 973,896 is number 169 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,847 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,104 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 270 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.