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Tiny Solo Miner Validates Bitcoin Block, Claims $210,000 Reward

The result shows small miners can still win full rewards due to proof-of-work randomness.

Overview

  • An individual running about 230 TH/s on CKPool validated block 943,411 and earned 3.139 BTC worth roughly $210,000.
  • The payout combined the 3.125 BTC block subsidy with about 0.014 BTC in transaction fees.
  • CKPool is an anonymous solo mining pool introduced in 2014 that pays the finder the full block reward minus a 2% fee.
  • CKPool developer Con Kolivas said the setup had about a 1‑in‑28,000 chance per day, with solo pools finding only 20 blocks over the past year.
  • The win came as listed miners Riot, MARA, and Genius Group disclosed selling more than 19,000 BTC from their treasuries.