Huo Xing Finance reports, according to Bitcoin.com, a Bitcoin solo miner using Braiins Solo successfully mined block 966351, claiming the full block reward of 3.147 BTC, worth approximately $245,000. This marks the first time in nearly 40 days that a solo miner has successfully mined a block on the Bitcoin network. The previous occurrence was on August 2, when a miner using Solo CKPool received a reward of 3.1569 BTC. Currently, the five largest mining pools—Foundry, Antpool, F2Pool, ViaBTC, and Spiderpool—collectively control approximately 78.31% of the Bitcoin network’s hash rate, making it relatively difficult for solo miners to successfully mine blocks.
Bitcoin solo miner mines block after 40 days, earns $245,000 reward
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Bitcoin breaking news: A solo miner using Braiins Solo mined block 966351, earning 3.147 BTC, worth approximately $245,000. This is the first Bitcoin solo block discovery in nearly 40 days. The previous solo success occurred on August 2 via Solo CKPool. Top mining pools control 78.31% of the hash rate, making solo mining rare.
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