Lucky solo bitcoin miner beats roughly one-in-300-year odds to win $222,000 block reward
The Block
A solo Bitcoin miner using CKpool software successfully solved a block, winning approximately $222,000 against extreme statistical odds.Summary
A solo Bitcoin miner has successfully mined block 944,306, securing a reward of 3.128 BTC, valued at roughly $222,012. Using CKpool software, the miner operated with a hashrate of 70TH—equivalent to a single 2019-era mining machine—which resulted in a statistical probability of success estimated at only once every 300 years. CKpool developer Con Kolivas confirmed the achievement, noting that this rare event highlights the high-risk, high-reward nature of solo mining compared to traditional mining pools.
(Source：The Block)