About block 973,964
Bitcoin block 973,964 was mined by Foundry USA on October 31, 2026 at 10:08 AM UTC, 2 min 36 s after block 973,963. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,963 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 0.99 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0054 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1304 BTC for this block.
Block 973,964 is number 237 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,779 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,036 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 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.