Key Takeaways:
- A solo Bitcoin miner earned $330,386 for mining block 899,826 amid record network difficulty of 126.98 trillion.
- The miner temporarily boosted hashrate to 259 PH/s, likely via rented power, to secure the block through the Solo CK pool.
- Despite rising network difficulty, 2024 has seen multiple notable solo mining wins, highlighting rare but possible outcomes.
A solo Bitcoin miner has defied the odds by successfully mining block 899,826 on June 5, earning a total reward of $330,386.
This rare feat occurred as the Bitcoin network’s mining difficulty hit a record high of 126.98 trillion, making solo mining success increasingly unlikely.
JUST IN: A Bitcoin Solo miner just mined a BTC block with a reward of around $330,000 👀 pic.twitter.com/tOG4DU1mBX
— Simply Bitcoin (@SimplyBitcoinTV) June 5, 2025
The miner, operating through the Solo CK pool, received 3.125 BTC plus 0.026 BTC in transaction fees from 3,680 transactions in the block.
The average fee was $0.29, with low congestion indicated by a median fee rate of 2 sat/vB.
CKPool administrator Con Kolivas observed that the miner had temporarily boosted their hashrate to 259 PH/s – far above normal levels – suggesting the use of rented hashrate to strategically attempt block discovery.
Bitcoin’s difficulty adjusts every 2,016 blocks based on total network hashrate, which recently surged.
This success joins a growing list of solo mining wins in 2024, including two similar events in February and March.
As competition intensifies, such solo block wins stand out as exceptional events in the evolving Bitcoin mining ecosystem.
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