{"id":5980,"date":"2025-07-28T08:36:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T08:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/solo-miner-strikes-bitcoin-gold-capturing-3-164-btc-in-revenue\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T08:36:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T08:36:15","slug":"solo-miner-strikes-bitcoin-gold-capturing-3-164-btc-in-revenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/solo-miner-strikes-bitcoin-gold-capturing-3-164-btc-in-revenue\/","title":{"rendered":"Solo miner strikes Bitcoin gold, capturing 3.164 BTC in revenue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">An independent Bitcoin miner successfully packaged a huge chunk of blocks, earning a reward of 3.164 BTC, worth approximately $377,863 at today\u2019s price. How did the miner do it?<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_9f062febd7509285729f2448567b41a5\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An independent miner hit the jackpot when he mined a block with 3.164 BTC revenue.<\/li>\n<li>A solo miner mining a block with BTC is a rare feat, considering most of the blocks are dominated by mining pools.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>On July 28 at approximately 05:43 AM, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mempool.space\/block\/00000000000000000001e6a5aec8788183793b27370ef638b152b4d02f9f0787\" target=\"_blank\">data<\/a> from mempool, an independent miner successfully mined block number 907,465 and scored a major win. After mining the block, the miner uncovered idle revenue waiting for him of 3.164 BTC (BTC).<\/p>\n<p>Many traders on X are hailing the solo miner, calling the win a \u2018jackpot\u2019 or \u2018striking gold.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo pool. No noise. Just pure Proof-of-Work. This is what decentralization looks like,\u201d said one trader on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA solo Bitcoin miner has hit the jackpot,\u201d said another trader.<\/p>\n<p>After subtracting fees worth 0.039 BTC, the miner received a reward worth $377,863. At press time, BTC has been climbing up by 0.95%. It continues to flirt with the $120,000 threshold, reaching a peak of $119,754 before dipping slightly. The largest cryptocurrency by market cap is trading hands at $119,647.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14400364\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" ><\/source><\/p>\n<\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Price chart for BTC in the past few months, July 28, 2025 | Source: crypto.news<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Solo Bitcoin mining vs pool mining<\/h2>\n<p>Considering most miners choose to join a pool in order to mine more blocks, increasing the chances of mining a block that contains BTC rewards, one downside is that the rewards would have to be split evenly within the pool.<\/p>\n<p>A solo miner is someone who mines without joining a pool, meaning they work alone, with just their own computing power. Since Bitcoin mining is highly competitive, solo miners usually don\u2019t find blocks often unless they have a lot of hash power or get lucky.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, the solo miner used CKPool, a mining pool designed to let miners with lower hash rates try their luck as an independent miner. When a solo miner does find a block, they get to keep the entire reward instead of having to split it with a pool.<\/p>\n<p>With the majority of blocks out there mined by large pools, it\u2019s highly very unlikely for a small miner to succeed. However, this independent miner\u2019s win shows that even with today\u2019s massive industrial mining operations, a single miner can still get lucky and hit the jackpot.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An independent Bitcoin miner successfully packaged a huge chunk of blocks, earning a reward of 3.164 BTC, worth approximately $377,863 at today\u2019s price. 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