About block 973,967
Bitcoin block 973,967 was mined by Foundry USA on October 31, 2026 at 10:36 AM UTC, 3 min 23 s after block 973,966. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,842 transactions in 1.63 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 0.0053 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1303 BTC for this block.
Block 973,967 is number 240 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,776 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,033 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 3 confirmations.