Bitcoin mining is a giant lottery. Every ~10 minutes, one miner wins 3.1390 Bitcoin — worth $209,971 today.
On Apr 2, 2026, this miner using mining hardware found block #943,411. They were mining alone — no big pool, just their own machines competing directly against the entire Bitcoin network (995.66 EH/s total).
Winning solo means keeping 100% of the reward — no pool fees, no sharing. High risk, high reward.
Hashrate unknown for this miner — odds cannot be calculated. They found a single block; their true hashrate is a mystery.
3eqiSmckpool/solo.ckpool.org/In pool mining, thousands of miners work together and split the reward every time they find a block.
In solo mining, you work alone. You keep 100% of the reward — but you might go years without finding anything.
The Bitcoin network produces ~52,560 blocks per year. Each block currently pays 3.125 BTC.
Every solo block is proof that small miners can still win. 🎉