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Unknown Solo Miner Wins Full Bitcoin Block Worth About $295,000

The outlier underscores Bitcoin’s permissionless design without altering the pool‑dominated mining landscape.

Overview

  • The block was recorded at height 932,129 and paid 3.155 BTC, comprising the 3.125 BTC subsidy and roughly 0.03 BTC in transaction fees.
  • At discovery the payout was valued near $291,555 with bitcoin around $92,400, with subsequent estimates approaching $295,000 as prices fluctuated.
  • Block attribution listed an unknown miner rather than a major pool, indicating the entire reward likely went to a single operator.
  • Solo block finds remain rare as the network runs near 1,000 exahashes per second and industrial pools control most hashrate, leaving individuals with very low odds per block.
  • Reports over the past year counted roughly 22 verified solo blocks, highlighting that such wins occur occasionally without changing mining’s pool‑first economics.