Bitcoin’s Lottery Jackpot: Solo Home Miner Wins $200,000 With a $150 Mining Device
A hobbyist running a single Bitaxe device just won Bitcoin’s biggest lottery. On July 9, 2026, at approximately 03:30 UTC, a solo miner using a palm-sized Bitaxe device mined block 957382 through Public Pool, claiming th...
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