Two solo Bitcoin miners win $476,000 in rare block rewards
4.8 Crypto Two solo Bitcoin miners each mined a block within seven hours, earning over $230,000 each via CKPool. Their rare wins highlight the slim but real chance for solo miners to secure full block rewards.
On November 7, two solo Bitcoin miners achieved a remarkable milestone by each independently mining a block within just seven hours of each other. Using CKPool’s solo mining service, they secured full block rewards, totaling approximately $476,000, instead of sharing the earnings with a mining pool. The first miner solved block 974,893, which included 3,955 transactions and yielded about 3.1335 BTC (over $237,000). The second miner found block 974,930, containing 1,964 transactions and earning about 3.1427 BTC (around $239,000). Both wins were confirmed by on-chain records and occurred before a service interruption at CKPool. These rare victories underscore the slim but real chance for solo miners to compete with large operations. While the odds are often compared to a lottery, solo mining offers better annual chances than traditional lottery tickets. However, it also involves significant hardware costs and fierce competition from major mining entities.
