Tiny Bitcoin Mining Rig Hits $350K Jackpot Against Impossible Odds
A solo Bitcoin miner has pulled off an astonishing win, solving a block worth nearly $350,000 using hardware with a fraction of the power of industrial setups.
The miner, operating through CKpool with just 2.3 petahashes per second, stumbled upon block 903883 — an event with odds so low it’s estimated to happen once every eight years for a rig of that size. The reward? Over 3 BTC, mined without any support from a larger pool.
While most hobbyist miners work with terahash-level devices—or even kilohash USB miners with virtually no chance at success—this individual managed to outperform expectations with modest hardware, likely made up of older ASICs.
By comparison, achieving a monthly block would require hashpower thousands of times greater, something typically seen only in multi-million-dollar operations.
These solo victories are rare but not unheard of. Similar wins occurred earlier this year, even as network difficulty reached historic highs. Still, solo mining remains a game of probability, not power.
Meanwhile, large-scale mining firms have been scaling back due to rising energy costs, particularly in heatwave-stricken regions like Texas. As corporate miners pause, individuals with patience—and a bit of luck—are proving that the underdog can still win big.
Alexander Stefanov
Reporter at Coindoo
Алекс е опитен финансов журналист и крипто ентусиаст. С повече от 8 години опит в отразяването на крипто, блокчейн и финтех индустриите, той е добре запознат с комплексния и постоянно развиващ се свят на дигиталните активи. Неговите проницателни и провокиращи мисълта статии предоставят на читателите ясна картина на най-новите развития и тенденции на пазара. Неговият подход му позволява да разбива сложни идеи на достъпно и проницателно съдържание. Следете неговите публикации, за да сте в крак с най-важните тенденции и теми.
