About block 973,934
Bitcoin block 973,934 was mined by Foundry USA on October 31, 2026 at 5:44 AM UTC, 11 min 30 s after block 973,933. 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 4,847 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 1.21 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0119 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1369 BTC for this block.
Block 973,934 is number 207 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,809 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,066 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 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.