About block 973,949
Bitcoin block 973,949 was mined by Foundry USA on October 31, 2026 at 7:52 AM UTC, 4 min 33 s after block 973,948. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,988 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0073 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1323 BTC for this block.
Block 973,949 is number 222 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,794 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,051 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 273 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.