‘1 in a billion’: Second tiny miner solves a block
Each of the lucky miners will take home over $266,000 and bragging rights to overcoming “one in several billion odds.”
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Each of the lucky miners will take home over $266,000 and bragging rights to overcoming “one in several billion odds.”
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