About block 973,989
Bitcoin block 973,989 was mined by Foundry USA on October 31, 2026 at 3:10 PM UTC, 2 min 54 s after block 973,988. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,630 transactions in 1.64 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 0.0112 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1362 BTC for this block.
Block 973,989 is number 262 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,754 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,011 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.