About block 973,919
Bitcoin block 973,919 was mined by Foundry USA on October 31, 2026 at 2:57 AM UTC, 8 min 59 s after block 973,918. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,456 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0101 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1351 BTC for this block.
Block 973,919 is number 192 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,824 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,081 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 271 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.