Solo Miner Wins 3.139 BTC Block with 230 TH/s

A solo Bitcoin miner with limited computing power successfully validated block 943,411 on April 2, earning 3.139 bitcoins valued at approximately $210,000 and highlighting the unpredictable nature of the network's reward system.

The miner operated at about 230 terahashes per second, a fraction of the total network hashrate estimated at 1 zettahash per second. This setup represented roughly 0.00002 percent of the overall computational effort, making the achievement akin to winning a daily lottery with odds of about 1 in 28,000. The reward included the standard block subsidy of 3.125 bitcoins plus transaction fees totaling 0.014 bitcoins. The miner connected through solo.ckpool.org, an anonymous service launched in 2014 that allows independent operators to retain full rewards minus a 2 percent fee.

CKpool developer Con Kolivas confirmed the win on X, stating, "Congratulations to miner bc1qtt7cr9cxykyp9g4hq47zf5lq9t97cxvq72lun3 with 230TH for solving the 312th solo block." He noted the miner's slim daily chances, emphasizing the rarity of such outcomes in a field dominated by large-scale operations.

This marked the first solo success on CKpool since February 28, ending a 33-day gap....