Solo Bitcoin Miner Wins $330K Block as Difficulty Hits Record 126.98T
A solo Bitcoin miner successfully mined block 899,826, earning a reward of $330,386, confirmed on June 5 at 3:48 am UTC. The block contained 3,680 transactions, with an average fee of approximately $0.29 per transaction. The miner, part of the Solo CK pool, received a subsidy of 3.125 BTC and an additional 0.026 BTC in fees. The miner's hashrate was reported at 259 petahashes per second, suggesting the use of rented hashrate from a cloud service for this attempt. Bitcoin's mining difficulty reached a record high of 126.98 trillion on June 1, reflecting increased competition and network security. Such solo mining successes are becoming rarer due to rising difficulty levels. This year has seen a few notable solo mining wins, including a March 10 win where another miner earned 3.15 BTC for solving block 887,212.
