Solo Bitcoin Miner Defies the Odds, Lands $200K Block Reward Jackpot
A single bitcoin miner solved block height 960804 on Aug. 2, 2026, at 02:11 UTC, earning the full block reward of about 3.1569 BTC, worth roughly $200,000 at the time. The payout went to a bitcoin address tied to CKPool,...
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Solo Bitcoin Miner Hits Jackpot, Scoring $200K BTC Reward
CKPool's developer put the winner's hashrate at a “wildly variable” peak of 100 PH, noting that...
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