Bitcoin mining is a giant lottery. Every ~10 minutes, one miner wins 3.1447 Bitcoin — worth $258,444 today.
On Oct 15, 2026, this miner using a Large mining farm found block #971,531. They were mining alone — no big pool, just their own machines competing directly against the entire Bitcoin network (1023.26 EH/s total).
Winning solo means keeping 100% of the reward — no pool fees, no sharing. High risk, high reward.
difficulty × 2³² hashes.
With 54 blocks over 371 days,
the implied sustained hashrate is 981 PH/s.
j://e965ff8f-b25d-4e53-9429-c6bfefefc3cb+VAR1In 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. 🎉