About block 973,924
Bitcoin block 973,924 was mined by Foundry USA on October 31, 2026 at 3:40 AM UTC, 3 min 36 s after block 973,923. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,430 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0079 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1329 BTC for this block.
Block 973,924 is number 197 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,819 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,076 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 272 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.